EPPO Global Database

Serratia marcescens(SERRMA)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Citrullus lanatus (CITLA) Major host
* Sikora EJ, Bruton BD, Wayadande AC, Fletcher J (2012) First report of the cucurbit yellow vine disease caused by Serratia marcescens in watermelon and yellow squash in Alabama. Plant Disease 96(5), p 761.
Cucumis melo (CUMME) Major host
* Rodriguez-Herrera KD, Ma X, Swingle B, Pethybridge SJ, Gonzalez-Giron JL, Herrmann TQ, Damann K, Smart CD (2023) First report of Cucurbit Yellow Vine Disease caused by Serratia marcescens on cucurbits in New York. Plant Disease 107(10), 3276. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-23-1051-PDN
Cucumis melo subsp. melo var. cantaloupensis (CUMMC) Major host
Cucurbitaceae (1CUCF) Major host
Cucurbita pepo (CUUPE) Major host
* Sikora EJ, Bruton BD, Wayadande AC, Fletcher J (2012) First report of the cucurbit yellow vine disease caused by Serratia marcescens in watermelon and yellow squash in Alabama. Plant Disease 96(5), p 761.

* Rodriguez-Herrera KD, Ma X, Swingle B, Pethybridge SJ, Gonzalez-Giron JL, Herrmann TQ, Damann K, Smart CD (2023) First report of Cucurbit Yellow Vine Disease caused by Serratia marcescens on cucurbits in New York. Plant Disease 107(10), 3276. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-23-1051-PDN
Zea mays (ZEAMX) Major host
Cannabis sativa (CNISA) Host
* Schappe T, Ritchie DF, Thiessen LD (2020) First report of Serratia marcescens causing a leaf spot disease on industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa). Plant Disease 104(4), p 1248. 
------- In North Carolina (US).
Capsicum annuum (CPSAN) Host
* Gillis A, Rodríguez M, Santana MA (2014) Serratia marcescens associated with bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) soft-rot disease under greenhouse conditions. European journal of plant pathology 138:1-8.
Citrus x aurantium var. sinensis (CIDSI) Host
* Hasan MF, Islam MA, Sikdar B (2022) First report of Serratia marcescens associated with black rot of Citrus sinensis fruit, and evaluation of its biological control measures in Bangladesh. F1000Research 9, 1371. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.27657.2
Cucurbita maxima (CUUMA) Host
* Mphande K, Beattie GA, Gleason ML (2024) First report of cucurbit yellow vine disease caused by Serratia marcescens on cucurbit crops in Iowa. Plant Disease 108(4), 1093. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-23-2716-PDN
Helianthus annuus (HELAN) Host
* Ignatov AN, Khodykina MV, Polityko VA, Sukhacheva MV (2016) First report of Serratia marcescens causing yellow wilt disease on sunflower in Russia. New Disease Reports 33, 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2016.033.008
Nelumbo nucifera (NELNU) Host
* Kuang W, Gong X, Lin Y, Chen L, Zheng X, Tang J, Shi X, Sun X, Zhang L, Cui R (2023) First report of Serratia marcescens causing seed necrosis on Nelumbo nucifera in China. Crop Protection 173, 106379.
Nerium oleander (NEROL) Host
* Fodor A, Palkovics L, Anita VÉ (2022) First report of Serratia marcescens from oleander in Hungary. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 61(2), 311-317.
Zingiber officinale (ZINOF) Host
* Huang K, Li H, Pang M, Zou Y, Yang D, Zhang W (2020) Serratia marcescens: a key pathogen caused ginger rhizomes soft rot disease. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 127, 379-391.