EPPO Global Database

Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans(XANTPF)

Distribution details in Korea, Republic

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2009: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2007
Comments
Found in July 2007 in a commercial tomato glasshouse in Sungju County causing bacterial spot. It is suspected that this outbreak resulted from the import infected tomato seeds from abroad.
References
* Myung IS, Moon SY, Jeong IH, Lee YK, Lee YH, Ra DS (2009) Bacterial spot of tomato caused by Xanthomonas perforans, a new disease in Korea. Plant Disease 93(12), p 1349.