Tulip spp.
tulip
1 Related Pests
Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. oortii
bacterium
Corynebacterium flaccumfaciens subspecies. oortii, Corynebacterium oortii; Corynebacterium flaccumfacients pv. oortii
Europe, Japan, United Kingdom
Not known to occur
Korea
2025-09-22
Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. oortii is a pathogen of tulips, causing bacterial bulb rot and wilt, and is economically important for its effect on the ornamental bulb industry. It primarily survives in plant debris and infected bulbs.
Main: tulip
No
EPPO, CORBOR-3, CORBOR-4
No references found indicating that seed is a natural pathway. Dissemination by plant parts including bulbs
EPPO, CORBOR-3, CORBOR-4
OEPP/EPPO Global Database - European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization
Saaltink, G., and Maas Geesteranus, H. P. 1969. A new disease of tulip caused by Corynebacterium oortii nov. sp. Neth. J. Plant Pathol. 75:123-128.
Van Vaerenbergh, J. (2020, December 1). Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens, the multi-coloured bacterium. ILVO.
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