Serratia marcescens(SERRMA)
Distribution details in United States of America
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, no details
Cucurbit yellow vine disease (CYVD) was previously thought to be caused by S. marcescens, but has been reallocated to S. ureilytica by Mphande et al. (2025). However, strains of S. marcescens not causing CYVD have been reported on other plants [2026-04]
* Mphande K, LaSarre B, Paulsen AA, Hartung R, Badilla-Arias S, Gleason ML, Beattie GA (2025) Bacteria that Cause Cucurbit Yellow Vine Disease Fall Within the Serratia ureilytica Species of the S. marcescens Complex and Can Be Vectored by Cucumber Beetles. Phytopathology 115, 606-617. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-10-24-0321-R
------- referring to non-CYVD strains in the Serratia marcescens species complex
* Schappe T, Ritchie DF, Thiessen LD (2020) First report of Serratia marcescens causing a leaf spot disease on industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa). Plant Disease 104(4), p 1248.
------- referring to non-CYVD strains in the Serratia marcescens species complex
* Schappe T, Ritchie DF, Thiessen LD (2020) First report of Serratia marcescens causing a leaf spot disease on industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa). Plant Disease 104(4), p 1248.