EPPO Global Database

Acidovorax citrulli(PSDMAC)

Distribution details in Malaysia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2026: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1995/221) : possibly present.

Confirmed by Feng et al. (2009): two strains from Malaysia were used in their study.

Aoki et al (2026): intercepted on cucurbita maxima seeds from Malaysia into Japan. Assumed to be present in Malaysia.
References
* Aoki A, Murase R, Tanaka S, Iwamoto T, Matsuura T, Fukugasako A (2026) Acidovorax citrulli intercepted during Japanese import plant inspections of Cucurbita maxima seeds from Malaysia. Research Bulletin of the Plant Protection Service, Japan 62, 11–15.

* IMI (1992)
------- Semongok and Mukah (both in Sarawak).

* Feng J, Schuenzel EL, Li J, Schaad NW (2009) Multilocus sequence typing reveals two evolutionary lineages of Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli. Phytopathology 99(8), 913-920.

* Latin RX, Hopkins DL (1995) Bacterial fruit blotch of watermelon - The hypothetical exam question becomes reality. Plant Disease, 79 (8), 761-765.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Indonesia Absent, unreliable record view...
Thailand Present, no details view...