The gram-negative bacterium Erwinia amylovora is the causal agent of fire blight, the most
destructive bacterial disease of rosaceous plants, including apple and pear. Here, we …

Background Erwinia amylovora is generally considered to be a homogeneous species in
terms of phenotypic and genetic features. However, strains show variation in their virulence …

Fire blight, caused by the bacterial phytopathogen Erwinia amylovora, is an economically
important and mechanistically complex disease that affects apple and pear production in …

The enterobacterial pathogen Erwinia amylovora uses multiple virulence‐associated traits to
cause fire blight, a devastating disease of apple and pear trees. Many virulence‐associated …

Erwinia amylovora, the causal agent of fire blight, is considered to be a genetically
homogeneous species based on physiological, biochemical, phylogenetic, and genetic …

Abstract Background The necrogenic enterobacterium, Erwinia amylovora is the causal
agent of the fire blight (FB) disease in many Rosaceaespecies, including apple and pear …

Fire blight disease, caused by Erwinia amylovora, could damage rosaceous plants such as
apples, pears, and raspberries. In this study, we designed to understand how E. amylovora …

Erwinia amylovora and Erwinia pyrifoliae cause fire blight and black-shoot blight,
respectively, in apples and pears. E. pyrifoliae is less pathogenic and has a narrower host …

Fire blight is a perennial disease affecting apple and pear production worldwide.
Development of resistant cultivars and disease control measures are crucial aspects of …

A devastating outcome of fire blight in apple trees is the infection of rootstock, which leads to
canker development. Fire blight cankers are infected zones of dead bark on perennial …