EPPO Global Database

Serratia ureilytica(SERRUR)

Distribution details in United States of America (Massachusetts)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2003: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1999
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2001/183) : first report in Massachusetts.

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]
References
* 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.
------- as S. marcescens. see comment.

* 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.
------- as S. marcescens. see comment.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Absent, no pest record view...