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Rhizobium radiobacter (crown gall )
Rhizobium radiobacter
crown gall
Agrobacterium radiobacter, Agrobacterium radiobacter subsp. Tumefaciens, Agrobacterium sp. Biovar, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Agrobacterium tumefaciens biotype 1, Agrobacterium tumefaciens biovar 1, Bacillus ampelopsorae, Bacillus radiobacter, Bacillus tumefaciens, Bacterium radiobacter, Bacterium tumefaciens, Phytomonas tumefaciens, Polymonas tumefaciens, Pseudomonas radiobacter, Pseudomonas tumefaciens, Rhizobium radiobacter
Worldwide
FL, HI, MS, MO, MT, NM, NY, OR
2025-07-30
bacteria
Nepal
Extensive host range. Main familes: Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Fabaceae, Rosaceae, Solanaceae.
AGRBTU
Seeds are not a known pathway for Rhizobium radiobacter. It spreads through the soil and infects plants via wounds caused by grafting, pruning, insects, or mechanical damage. It can also spread through contaminated tools or infected nursery stock. Once established, it survives in soil and decaying galls.
1 Known Hosts
Cucumis sativus
cucumber
No
CABI CPC, AGRBTU-1, AGRBTU-2, AGRBTU-3
Seed is not a known pathway.
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CABI CPC
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
AGRBTU-1
Agrios, G. N. (n.d.). Crown Gall. The American Phytopathological Society.
AGRBTU-2
Moore, L. W., & Cooksey, D. A. (1981). Biology of Agrobacterium tumefaciens: plant interactions.
AGRBTU-3
Süß, J., Schubert, K., Sass, H., Cypionka, H., Overmann, J., & Engelen, B. (2006). Widespread distribution and high abundance of Rhizobium radiobacter within Mediterranean subsurface sediments. Environmental Microbiology, 8(10), 1753-1763.
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