EPPO Global Database

Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola(XANTPN)

Distribution details in Austria

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2008: Absent, pest eradicated
First recorded in: 2007
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, eradicated (2008-08)
From CABI Disease map 1003 (2012): Absent, pest eradicated
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2008/126) : symptoms were first observed in September 2007 in 1 nursery in Kärnten (Carinthia) and laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the bacterium.

EPPO Reporting Service (2008/142) : after the destruction of the affected plants (see above), not other outbreak was found. The NPPO considered that it has been eradicated.
References
* Gottsberger RA, Plenk A (2009) First report of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola, the bacterial leaf spot pathogen on Euphorbia pulcherrima in Austria. Plant Pathology 58(4), p 795.

* NPPO of Austria (2008-08).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Czech Republic Transient view...
Germany Present, few occurrences view...
Italy Present, few occurrences view...
Slovenia Present, few occurrences view...