EPPO Global Database

Serratia ureilytica(SERRUR)

Distribution details in United States of America (New York)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2021
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
------- ------- as S. marcescens. see comment

INTERNET
* Rodriguez-Herrera KD, Pethybridge SJ, Reiners S, Nault B, Swingle B, Smart CD (2026) Cucurbit Yellow Vine Disease. A new bacterial disease of cucurbits in N.Y. caused by Serratia ureilytica. Cornell Vegetables, Cornell college of agriculture and life sciences. Available at https://www.vegetables.cornell.edu
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Absent, no pest record view...