Serratia marcescens(SERRMA)
Distribution details in United States of America (Massachusetts)
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Absent, invalid record
Cucurbit yellow vine disease was previously thought to be caused by S. marcescens, but has been reallocated to S. ureilytica by Mphande et al. (2025). Consequently, the articles below are considered to refer to S. ureilytica [2026-04]
* Bruton BD, Mitchell F, Fletcher J,Pair SD, Wayadande A, Melcher U, Brady J, Bextine B, Popham W (2003) Serratia marcescens, a phloem-colonizing, squash bug -transmitted bacterium: causal agent of Cucurbit yellow vine disease. Plant Disease 87(8), 937-944.
* Wick RL, Lerner J, Pair SD, Fletcher J, Melcher U, Mitchell F, Bruton BD (2001) Detection of cucurbit yellow vine disease in squash and pumpkin in Massachusetts. Plant Disease 85(9), 1031.
* Wick RL, Lerner J, Pair SD, Fletcher J, Melcher U, Mitchell F, Bruton BD (2001) Detection of cucurbit yellow vine disease in squash and pumpkin in Massachusetts. Plant Disease 85(9), 1031.