EPPO Global Database

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae(XANTOR)

Distribution details in Burundi

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2014: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2013
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2015/035) : first found in May 2013 in rice fields at Musenyi, Gihanga (both localities in Bubanza province) and Rugombo (Cibitoke province).
References
* Afolabi O, Milan B, Amoussa R, Koebnik R, Poulin I, Szurek B, Habarugira G, Bigirimana J, Silue D (2014) First report of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola causing bacterial leaf streak of rice in Burundi. Plant Disease 98(10), p 1426.