Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato
bacterial speck
Bacterium tomato, Pseudomonas tomato
Africa: Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia; Asia: China, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Nepal, Taiwan, Turkey; Europe: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, UK; North America: Canada, USA; Oceania: Australia, New Zealand; South America: Brazil, Chile, Venezuela.
CA, FL, GA, IL, IA, MD, NE, NY, TX
2024-12-31
bacterium
China, Korea, Thailand
Main: tomato; Other: cauliflower, collards
PSDMTM
3 Known Hosts
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
cauliflower
No
PSDMTM-3
Not a host. Cauliflower only infected by a unique strain of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato in laboratory experiments. No evidence that clauliflower is a host of this pathogen in nature.
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Yan, S., Liu, H., Mohr, T.J., Jenrette, J., Chiodini, R., Zaccardelli, M., Setubal, J.C. and Vinatzer, B.A. 2008. Role of recombination in the evolution of the model plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000, a very atypical tomato strain. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 74:3171-3181.
Capsicum annuum
pepper
Not a host
PSDMTM-2, PSDMTM-4, CABI CPC
No evidence found indicating pepper is a host in nature. Only a host by artificial inoculation.
2024-12-31 11:54:26
Bashan, Y., and I. Assouline. 1983. Complementary bacterial enrichment techniques for the detection ofPseudomonas syringae pv. tomato andXanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria in infested tomato and pepper seeds. Phytoparasitica 11: 187-193.
International Seed Federation Regulated Pest List Database. pestlist.worldseed.org Nyon Switzerland
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Solanum lycopersicum
tomato
Yes
PSDMTM-5, CABI CPC, PSDMTM-6, PSDMTM-7, PSDMTM-8
Seed as a pathway established and accepted.
Yes
Seed wash and agar plating
This test has been validated by the NSHS.
Seed wash and agar plating is the standard method of the NSHS.
NSHS USDA
Chemical, cultural
Disinfectants, such as hot water or hypochlorides commonly used. Use disease-free seed. Rotate crops and plant away from fields with possible inoculum. Do not work in fields when plants are wet.
CABI CPC
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McCarter, Jones, Gitaitis,Smitley. 1983. Survival of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato in association with tomato seed, soil, host tissue and epiphytic weed hosts in Georgia. Phytopathology 73:1393-1398
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Preston, G. M. (2000). Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato: the right pathogen, of the right plant, at the right time. Molecular plant pathology, 1(5), 263-275.
Devash, Y., Okon, Y. and Henis, Y. (1980). Survival of Pseudomonas tomato in soil and seeds. Phytopath. Z. 99: 175-185.
Bashan, Y. and Okon, Y., 1981. Inhibition of seed germination and development of tomato plants in soil infested with Pseudomonas tomato. Annals of Applied Biology, 98(3), pp.413-417
United Stated Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Protection Service National Seed Health System (USDA-APHIS NSHS) www.seedhealth.org
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