Erwinia pyrifoliae explained

Erwinia pyrifoliae is a Gram-negative bacterium and a phytopathogen of Asian pear trees (Pyrus pyrifolia), causing necrotic disease.^[1] Its type strain is Ep16/96^T(=CFBP 4172^T =DSM 12163^T.^[2]

Further reading

• Kim, Won Sik, et al. "Molecular detection and differentiation of Erwinia pyrifoliae and host range analysis of the Asian pear pathogen." Plant disease 85.11 (2001): 1183–1188.
• Jock. S.. Kim. W.-S.. Barny. M.-A.. Geider. K.. Molecular Characterization of Natural Erwinia pyrifoliae Strains Deficient in Hypersensitive Response. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 69. 1. 2003. 679–682. 0099-2240. 10.1128/AEM.69.1.679-682.2003. 152409. 12514060.

External links

• LPSN
• Type strain of Erwinia pyrifoliae at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Geiderd . K . 1999 . Erwinia pyrifoliae, an Erwinia species different from Erwinia amylovora, causes a necrotic disease of Asian pear trees . 10.1046/j.1365-3059.1999.00376.x . Plant Pathology . 48 . 4 . 514–520 .
2. Kim. W.-S.. Gardan. L.. Rhim. S.-L.. Geider. K.. Erwinia pyrifoliae sp. nov., a novel pathogen that affects Asian pear trees (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai). International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 49. 2. 1999. 899–906. 0020-7713. 10.1099/00207713-49-2-899. 10319516. free.