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Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. oortii (bacterial tulip canker, tulip vascular wilt )
Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. oortii
bacterial tulip canker, tulip vascular wilt
Corynebacterium flaccumfaciens subspecies. oortii, Corynebacterium oortii; Corynebacterium flaccumfacients pv. oortii
Europe, Japan, United Kingdom
Not known to occur
2025-09-22
bacterium
Korea
Main: tulip
CORBOR
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.
1 Known Hosts
Tulip spp.
tulip
No
EPPO, CORBOR-3, CORBOR-4
No references found indicating that seed is a natural pathway. Dissemination by plant parts including bulbs
2025-09-22 12:45:55
EPPO
OEPP/EPPO Global Database - European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization
CORBOR-3
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.
CORBOR-4
Van Vaerenbergh, J. (2020, December 1). Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens, the multi-coloured bacterium. ILVO.
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