Bleeding canker of horse chestnut - Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi

EEffective: April 15, 2011 - December 31, 2013
Screening Aids:
Taxonomic Position: Pseudomonadales : Pseudomonadaceae
Pest Type: Bacteria
Pest Code (NAPIS): FDARPEN
No manual – See Host Matrix
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References
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  5. King, E.O., Ward, M.K., and Raney, D.E. 1954. Two simple media for the demonstration of pyocyanin and fluorescein. J. Lab. Clin. Med. 44: 301-307.
  6. Schmidt, O., Moreth, U., Dujesiefken, D., Stobbe, H., and Gaiser, O. 2009. Fast molecular detection of Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi in diseased horse chestnut trees. For. Path. 39: 343-348.
  7. Webber, J., Parkinson, N., Rose, J., Stanford, H., Cook, R.T.A., Elphinistone, J. 2007. Isolation and identification of P. syringae pv. aesculi causing bleeding canker of horse chestnut in the UK. Plant Pathol. New Dis. Rep. 15: 1.
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