Serratia ureilytica(SERRUR)
Hosts
Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
| Organism | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| Citrullus lanatus (CITLA) | Major host | |
* Sikora EJ, Bruton BD, Wayadande AC, Fletcher J (2012) First report of the cucurbit yellow vine disease caused by Serratia marcescens in watermelon and yellow squash in Alabama. Plant Disease 96(5), p 761. ------- Cucurbit yellow vine disease was previously thought to be caused by S. marescens, but has been reallocated to S. ureilytica by Mphande et al. (2025). [2026-04] | ||
| Cucumis melo (CUMME) | Major host | |
* 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 ------- Cucurbit yellow vine disease was previously thought to be caused by S. marescens, but has been reallocated to S. ureilytica by Mphande et al. (2025). | ||
| Cucumis melo subsp. melo var. cantaloupensis (CUMMC) | Major host | |
* 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. ------- Cucurbit yellow vine disease was previously thought to be caused by S. marescens, but has been reallocated to S. ureilytica by Mphande et al. (2025) [2026-04] | ||
| Cucurbita maxima (CUUMA) | Major host | |
* Mphande K, Beattie GA, Gleason ML (2024) First report of cucurbit yellow vine disease caused by Serratia marcescens on cucurbit crops in Iowa. Plant Disease 108(4), 1093. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-23-2716-PDN ------- Cucurbit yellow vine disease was previously thought to be caused by S. marescens, but has been reallocated to S. ureilytica by Mphande et al. (2025) [2026-04] | ||
| Cucurbita pepo (CUUPE) | Major host | |
* Sikora EJ, Bruton BD, Wayadande AC, Fletcher J (2012) First report of the cucurbit yellow vine disease caused by Serratia marcescens in watermelon and yellow squash in Alabama. Plant Disease 96(5), p 761. * 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 ------- Cucurbit yellow vine disease was previously thought to be caused by S. marescens, but has been reallocated to S. ureilytica by Mphande et al. (2025) [2026-04] | ||