EPPO Global Database

Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri(XANTGA)

Distribution details in Brazil (Santa Catarina)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, no details
References
* Araujo ER, Costa JR, Ferreira MASV, Quezado-Duval AM (2017) Widespread distribution of Xanthomonas perforans and limited presence of X. gardneri in Brazil. Plant Pathology 66(1), 159-168.

* Araujo ER, Costa JR, Pontes NC, Quezado-Duval AM (2015) Xanthomonas perforans and X. gardneri associated with bacterial leaf spot on weeds in Brazilian tomato fields. European Journal of Plant Pathology 143(3), 543-548.
------- Detected in weeds (Euphorbia heterophylla) growing in tomato fields in Santa Catarina.

* Araújo ER, Costa JR, Ferreira MASV, Quezado-Duval AM (2012) Simultaneous detection and identification of the Xanthomonas species complex associated with tomato bacterial spot using species-specific primers and multiplex PCR. Journal of Applied Microbiology 113(6), 1479-1490.

* Coqueiro DSO, Di Piero RM (2011) Antibiotic activity against Xanthomonas gardneri and protection ot tomato plants by chitosan. Journal of Plant Pathology 93(2), 337-344.
------- Isolated with high frequency from tomato plants in the midwest of Brazil. Studies done on 1 isolate from Santa Catarina.