Streptomyces stelliscabiei
common scab of potato
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Asia: Pakistan; North America: USA
MI
2025-11-05
Sudan
Main: potato
STREST
Streptomyces stelliscabiei is soil-borne and causes common scab on potatoes and other root crops, producing raised or pitted lesions. Compared to other Streptomyces sp., it produces star-shaped lesions and prefers neutral-alkaline soils. It spreads through infected soil, plant debris, and tubers. Seed is not a known pathway.
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