EPPO Global Database

Xanthomonas citri pv. citri(XANTCI)

Distribution details in Comoros

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 1966
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: in all parts of the area (2006)
From CABI Disease map 011 (2006): Present, no details
Comments
First found in Mohéli island in 1966. Also present in Anjouan and Grande Comore.
References
* Aubert, B.; Luisetti, J.; Civerolo, E.L.; Cadet, T.; Laville, E. (1982) Le chancre citrique à l'Ile de la Réunion. Fruits 37(11), 705-722, 735.

* Grygiel P, Seny-Couty A, Abdou Hassani F, Boyer C, Boyer K, Vernière C, Pruvost O, Hamza AA (2014) First report of Xanthomonas citri pv. citri pathotype A causing asiatic citrus canker in Grande Comore and Anjouan. Plant Disease 98(12), 1739-1740.

* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Comoros. Organismes nuisibles (2006-01-18). https://www.ippc.int/index.php

* Pruvost O, Richard D, Boyer K, Javegny S, Boyer C, Chiroleu F, Grygiel P, Parvedy E, Robène I, Maillot-Lebon V, Hamza A, Lobin KK, Naiken M, Vernière C (2021) Diversity and geographical structure of Xanthomonas citri pv. citri on citrus in the South West Indian Ocean region. Microorganisms 9(5), 945. https://doi/org/10.3390/microorganisms9050945
------- Anjouan, Grande Comore, Moheli.

* USDA (1982) Pests not known to occur in the United States or of limited distribution. No. 27. Citrus canker. USDA APHIS-PPQ, Beltsville, USA.