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Pseudomonas Primer

General Information Summary
Pathogens & Hosts Taxonomy Characteristics Disease Types Management Graphics Reference

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

PATHOGENS & HOSTS

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)

TAXONOMY

KINGDOM: Monera (prokaryotes)

DIVISION: Gracilicutes

CLASS: Proteobacteria

FAMILY: Pseudomonadaceae

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

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TYPES OF DISEASES

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MANAGEMENT

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GRAPHICS

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.

REFERENCES

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.

 

 

JUNE 1994

 

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