<i>Dickeya fangzhongdai</i> was prevalent and caused taro soft rot when coexisting with the <i>Pectobacterium</i> complex, with a preference for Araceae plants.

ABSTRACT: Bacterial soft rot caused by coinfection with Dickeya spp. and Pectobacterium spp. in hosts can cause successive changes in fields, and it is difficult to prevent the spread of and control the infection. Pectobacterium spp. are prevalent in the growing areas of tuberous crops, including taro and potato. Recently, Dickeya fangzhongdai has emerged as a virulent pathogen in taro. To determine the prevalence status of the causal agents and evaluate the potential spreading risks of D. fangzhongdai, screening and taxonomic classification were performed on phytopathogenic bacteria collected from different taro-growing areas in Guangdong Province, China, and biological and genomic characteristics were further compared among typical strains from all defined specie

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11231085 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature