EPPO Global Database

Serratia marcescens(SERRMA)

Distribution details in United States of America (New York)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2025: Absent, invalid record
Comments
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 article below is considered to refer to S. ureilytica [2026-04]
References
* Rodriguez-Herrera KD, Ma X, Swingle B, Pethybridge SJ, Gonzalez-Giron JL, Herrmann TQ, Damann K, Smart CD (2023) First report of Cucurbit Yellow Vine Disease caused by Serratia marcescens on cucurbits in New York. Plant Disease 107(10), 3276. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-23-1051-PDN