Pseudomonas tomato explained

"Pseudomonas tomato" is a Gram-negative plant pathogenic bacterium that infects a variety of plants. It was once considered a pathovar of Pseudomonas syringae, but following DNA-relatedness studies, it was recognized as a separate species and several other former P. syringae pathovars were incorporated into it.^[1] Since no official name has yet been given, it is referred to by the epithet 'Pseudomonas tomato' .^[2]

Pathovars

• "Pseudomonas tomato" pv. antirrhini attacks snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus).
• "Pseudomonas tomato" pv. apii attacks celery (Apium graveolens).
• "Pseudomonas tomato" pv. berberidis attacks Berberis species.
• "Pseudomonas tomato" pv. delphinii attacks Delphinium species.
• "Pseudomonas tomato" pv. lachrymans attacks cucumbers (Cucumis sativus).
• "Pseudomonas tomato" pv. maculicola attacks members of Brassica and Raphanus.
• "Pseudomonas tomato" pv. morsprunorum attacks plums (Prunus domestica).
• "Pseudomonas tomato" pv. passiflorae attacks passion fruit (Passiflora edulis).
• "Pseudomonas tomato" pv. persicae attacks the plum relative Prunus persica.
• "Pseudomonas tomato" pv. philadelphi attacks the sweet mock-orange (Philadelphus coronarius).
• "Pseudomonas tomato" pv. primulae attacks Primula species.
• "Pseudomonas tomato" pv. ribicola attacks the golden currant Ribes aureum.
• "Pseudomonas tomato" pv. tomato attacks the tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) causing it to fruit less.^[3]
• "Pseudomonas tomato" pv. viburni attacks Viburnum species.

See also

• Plant pathology

Notes and References

1. Gardan . DNA relatedness among the pathovars of Pseudomonas syringae and description of Pseudomonas tremae sp. nov. and Pseudomonas cannabina sp. nov. (ex Sutic and Dowson 1959) . Int J Syst Bacteriol . 49 . 469–78 . Apr 1999 . 10319466 . Shafik . H . Belouin . S . Broch . R . Grimont . F . Grimont . PA . 10.1099/00207713-49-2-469 . 1 . 2. free .
2. Elasri . Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Production Is More Common among Plant-Associated Pseudomonas spp. than among Soilborne Pseudomonas spp . Appl Environ Microbiol . 67 . 3 . 1198–209 . Mar 2001 . 11229911 . 10.1128/AEM.67.3.1198-1209.2001 . Delorme . S . Lemanceau . P . Stewart . G . Laue . B . Glickmann . E . Oger . PM . Dessaux . Y . 92714 . 2001ApEnM..67.1198E . 1.
3. Virginia Tech (2011). Research team unravels tomato pathogen's tricks of the trade. http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/11/110311-fralin-tomatopathogen.html