Erwinia tracheiphila (cucurbit bacterial wilt )
Erwinia tracheiphila
cucurbit bacterial wilt
Bacillus tracheiphilus, Bacillus tracheiphilus f.sp. cucumis,Bacterium tracheiphilum, Erwinia amylovora var. tracheiphila
Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Asia, Lithuania, Canada,
AL, NM
2023-09-11
bacterium
Nepal
cucurbit spp.
ERWITR
There are no records of E. tracheiphila being seed- or pollen-borne, nor is it known to be spread in soil, water, or by wind. The bacteria is dependent on the striped cucumber beetle Acalymma vittata and the spotted cucumber beetle Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi for dispersal. (CABI)