EPPO Global Database

Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. citrumelonis(XANTCM)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2016: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1984
Comments
Citrus bacterial spot disease is restricted to Florida where it was first discovered in 1984 in citrus nurseries.
References
* INTERNET
Widely Prevalent Bacteria of the United States. Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citrumelo (Gabriel et al. 1989) Vauterin et al. 1995. http://www.prevalentbacteria.org/subject.cfm?id=56503

* Graham JH, Gottwald TR, Fardelmann D (1990) Cultivar-specific interactions for strains of Xanthomonas campestris from Florida that cause citrus canker and citrus bacterial spot. Plant Disease 74(10), 753-756.

* Jalan N, Aritua V, Kumar D, Yu F, jones JB, Graham JH, Setubal JC, Wang N (2011) Comparative genomic analysis of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citrumelo F1, which causes citrus bacterial spot disease, and related strains provides insights into virulence and host specificity. Journal of Bacteriology 193(22), 6342-6357.