Taxonomy and pathogenicity of Erwinia cacticida sp. nov

• Published in: International journal of systematic bacteriology Vol. 41; no. 2; p. 197
• Main Authors: Alcorn, S.M. (University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ), Orum, T.V, Steigerwalt, A.G, Foster, J.L.M, Fogleman, J.C, Brenner, D.J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.04.1991
• Subjects: ACIDE GRAS; ACIDOS GRASOS; ADN; ARIZONA; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIE; bacterial soft rot; BACTERIOSE; BACTERIOSES; BACTERIOSIS; CACTACEAE; DNA; DNA, Bacterial - analysis; ERWINIA; Erwinia - analysis; Erwinia - classification; Erwinia - pathogenicity; ESPECE NOUVELLE; ESPECIES NUEVAS; FATTY ACIDS; Fatty Acids - analysis; HOST RANGE; HOSTS; HOTE; HUESPEDES; Humans; MEXICO; MEXIQUE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; NUMERICAL TAXONOMY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; Plants - microbiology; PODER PATOGENO; POUVOIR PATHOGENE; TAXONOMIA NUMERICA; TAXONOMIE NUMERIQUE; TEXAS

A total of 108 pectolytic, soft-rotting Erwinia strains were collected from 11 types of cacti growing in Arizona, Texas, northern Mexico, and Australia between 1958 and 1989. Four strains were collected from soils beneath or close to naturally rotting saguaro cacti. Collectively, these strains cause...