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Pseudomonas Primer |
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Authors
Andrew K. Gonsalves, Educational Specialist
Stephen A. Ferreira, Extension Plant Pathologist
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Over nineteen Pseudomonas species have been reported to occur in Hawaii (Raabe, et al., 1981). The following is a list of the reported pathogens from this genus (Pseudomonas) and the hosts they infect. The list is organized by the scientific name of the pathogen species (CAPITAL LETTERS), followed by the various susceptible plant hosts. Words in blue indicate what symptom or disease a given pathogen causes on the listed hosts.
PSEUDOMONAS ANDROPOGONI
Phalaenopsis sp.
PSEUDOMONAS ANDROPOGONIS
Dendrobium superbum
Dendrobium sp.
PSEUDOMONAS CARYOPHYLII
Bacterial Wilt:
carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
PSEUDOMONAS CICHORII
Bacterial Leafspot:
florist's chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
PSEUDOMONAS GLADIOLI
gladiolus (Gladiolus sp.)
PSEUDOMONAS GLADIOLI SEVERINI
Marginal Leaf Blight:
head lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. capitata)
PSEUDOMONAS MARGINATA
Marginal Leaf Blight:
head lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. capitata)
PSEUDOMONAS PHASEOLICOLA
Halo Blight:
garden bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
PSEUDOMONAS RUBRILINEANS
Red Stripe:
sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)
PSEUDOMONAS RUBRISUBALBICANS
Mottle Stripe:
sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)
PSEUDOMONAS SOLANACEARUM
Bacterial Wilt:
peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
Hedychium sp.
tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
Petunia sp.
ground cherry, poha (Physalis peruviana)
eggplant (Solanum chaccense)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
African marigold (Tagetes erecta)
Tropaeolum sp.
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
Southern Bacterial Wilt:
Cyphomandra sp.
soybean (Glycine max)
Other:
bird-of-paradise (Strelitzia reginae)
PSEUDOMONAS SP.
Bacterial Leafspot:
Aglaonema sp.
ti (Cordyline terminalis)
Dorstenia sp.
Phalaenopsis sp.
white clover (Trifolium repens)
Trifolium sp.
Bacterial Rot:
head lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. capitata)
Flower Blight:
Vanda teres x V. hookeriana
PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE pv. GLYCINEA
Bacterial Leafspot:
soybean (Glycine max)
PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE pv. LACHRYMANS
Angular Leafspot:
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE pv. MACULICOLA
Bacterial Leafspot:
leaf or Chinese mustard (Brassica juncea)
Other:
cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE pv. PHASEOLICOLA
Halo Blight:
yam bean (Pachyrrhizus erosus)
PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE pv. SYRINGAE
Bacterial Spot:
cowpea (Vigna sinensis)
PSEUDOMONAS VIRIDIFLAVA
Bacterial Leafspot:
soybean (Glycine max)
PSEUDOMONAS WOODSII
Bacterial Spot:
carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
KINGDOM: Monera (prokaryotes)
DIVISION: Gracilicutes
CLASS: Proteobacteria
FAMILY: Pseudomonadaceae
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
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TYPES OF DISEASES
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Below is a list of graphics that are available for this Genus:
Bacterial wilt of tomato (stem damage)
This may be caused by Pseudomonas solanacearum.
Agrios, G.N. 1988. Plant Pathology, 3rd edition. Academic Press, Inc: San Diego. 803 pp.
Farr, , D.F., G.F. Bills, G.P. Chamuris, and A.Y. Rossman. 1989. Fungi on Plants and Plant Products in the United States. APS PRESS: St. Paul, Minnesota. 1252 pp.
Raabe, Robert D., Ibra L. Conners, and Albert P. Martinez. 1981. Checklist of Plant Diseases in Hawaii. Hawaii Institute of Agriculture and Human Resources, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii (Information Text Series 022).
Streets, R.B. 1982. The Diagnosis of Plant Diseases: a field and laboratory manual emphasizing the most practical methods for rapid identification. The University of Arizona Press: Tucson, Arizona.
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