EPPO Global Database

Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri(XANTGA)

Distribution details in Brazil

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, no details
From CABI Disease map 269 (1987): Present, widespread
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2007/080) : all four Xanthomonas spp. causing bacterial spot of tomato are present in Brazil.
References
* Araujo ER, Costa JR, Ferreira MASV, Quezado-Duval AM (2017) Widespread distribution of Xanthomonas perforans and limited presence of X. gardneri in Brazil. Plant Pathology 66(1), 159-168.

* Araujo ER, Costa JR, Pontes NC, Quezado-Duval AM (2015) Xanthomonas perforans and X. gardneri associated with bacterial leaf spot on weeds in Brazilian tomato fields. European Journal of Plant Pathology 143(3), 543-548.
------- Detected in weeds (Euphorbia heterophylla) growing in tomato fields in Santa Catarina.

* Coqueiro DSO, Di Piero RM (2011) Antibiotic activity against Xanthomonas gardneri and protection ot tomato plants by chitosan. Journal of Plant Pathology 93(2), 337-344.
------- Isolated with high frequency from tomato plants in the midwest of Brazil. Studies done on 1 isolate from Santa Catarina.

* Quezado-Duval AM, Lopes CA, Leite Jr RP, Lima MF, Camargo LEA (2005) Diversity of Xanthomonas spp. associated with bacterial spot of processing tomatoes in Brazil. In Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Tomato Diseases, Orlando, Florida (US), 2004-06-21/24. Acta Horticulturae no. 695, 101-108 (abst.).