EPPO Global Database

Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. phaseoli(XANTPH)

Distribution details in Belgium

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2019
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, locally; only in some areas where host crops are grown (2020-02)
Comments
Intercepted only on bean seeds. No records since 2007.

EPPO Reporting Service (2020/055) : first found (both X. phaseoli pv. phaseoli and X. citri pv. fuscans) in August 2019 in a small experimental plot (breeding) in Hesbaye. Infected bean plants have been burnt or buried.

References
* Bultreys A, Gheysen I (2020) First report of Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. phaseoli and Xanthomonas citri pv. fuscans causing common bacterial blight of bean in Belgium. New Disease Reports 41, 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2020.041.006

* NPPO of Belgium (2007-10, 2015-12, 2020-02).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
France Present, restricted distribution view...
Germany Present, restricted distribution view...
Netherlands Present, restricted distribution view...