Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans(XANTPF)
Distribution details in Nigeria
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Present, no details
it is not clear if it the pathogen in Nigeria is X. perforans or X euvesicatoria or a new species (race T5).
* Jibrin MO, Timilsina S, Potnis N, Minsavage GV, Shenge KC, Akpa AD, Alegbejo MD, Beed F, Vallad GE, Jones JB (2018) First report of atypical Xanthomonas euvesicatoria strains causing bacterial spot of tomato in Nigeria. Plant Disease 99(3), 415. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-14-0952-PDN
* Jibrin MO, Timilsina S, Minsavage GV, Vallad GE, Roberts PD, Goss EM, Jones JB (2022) Bacterial spot of tomato and pepper in Africa: diversity, emergence of T5 race, and management. Frontiers in Microbiology 13, 835647. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.835647
* Timilsina S, Iruegas-Bocardo F, Jibrin MO, Sharma A, Subedi A, Kaur A, Minsavage GV, Huguet-Tapia JC, Klein-Gordon J, Adhikari P, Adhikari TB (2025) Diversification of an emerging bacterial plant pathogen; insights into the global spread of Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans. PLoS Pathogens 21(4), )e1013036. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013036
* Jibrin MO, Timilsina S, Minsavage GV, Vallad GE, Roberts PD, Goss EM, Jones JB (2022) Bacterial spot of tomato and pepper in Africa: diversity, emergence of T5 race, and management. Frontiers in Microbiology 13, 835647. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.835647
* Timilsina S, Iruegas-Bocardo F, Jibrin MO, Sharma A, Subedi A, Kaur A, Minsavage GV, Huguet-Tapia JC, Klein-Gordon J, Adhikari P, Adhikari TB (2025) Diversification of an emerging bacterial plant pathogen; insights into the global spread of Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans. PLoS Pathogens 21(4), )e1013036. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013036