Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae: Ecology, Infection Dynamics and Disease Epidemiology.

ABSTRACT: Since 2008, the kiwifruit industry has been devastated by a pandemic outbreak of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa), the causal agent of bacterial canker. This disease has become the most significant limiting factor in kiwifruit production. Psa colonizes different organs of the host plant, causing a specific symptomatology on each of them. In addition, the systemic invasion of the plant may quickly lead to plant death. Despite the massive risk that this disease poses to the kiwifruit industry, studies focusing on Psa ecology have been sporadic, and a comprehensive description of the disease epidemiology is still missing. Optimal environmental conditions for infection, dispersal and survival in the environment, or the mechanisms of penetration and colonization of host tissues have no

SUBMITTER: Donati I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7223186 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature