Soft rot Enterobacteriaceae (SRE) are bacterial plant pathogens that cause blackleg, wilt
and soft rot diseases on a broad range of important crop and ornamental plants worldwide …

Recent reductions in the public commitment to potato breeding in Sweden, Norway and
Finland call for an evaluation of the current situation regarding the commercial basis for, and …

Soft rot Pectobacteriaceae (SRP) are ubiquitous on earth as there are records of findings
from all continents where host plants are grown. This chapter describes information on soft …

Several pectinolytic Pectobacterium and Dickeya species and subspecies are causative
agents of blackleg and soft rot diseases on potato plants and tubers. Rapid and accurate …

Bacteria from the genera Dickeya (formerly Erwinia chrysanthemi) and Pectobacterium
(formerly E. carotovora) are the agents of blackleg and soft rot on many important crops. In …

Bacteria from the genera Dickeya and Pectobacterium, the causative agents of soft rot and
blackleg, trigger significant economic losses in potato production worldwide. Efficient …

Dickeya spp. and Pectobacterium spp. are etiological agents of soft rot on crops, vegetables,
and ornamentals. They also cause blackleg on potato. These pectinolytic phytopathogens …

Destructive maceration, a wide host range, and longevity in non-plant substrates has
established Dickeya dianthicola (blackleg of potato) as a significant threat to potato …

Beginning in 2014, outbreaks of blackleg disease compromised potato (Solanum
tuberosum) production in the northeastern United States. Disease severity was atypical for …

Soft rot and blackleg of potato caused by pectinolytic bacteria lead to severe economic
losses in potato production worldwide. To investigate the species composition of bacteria …