Occurrence of a soft rot of calla («Zantedeschia aethiopica») caused by «Pectobacterium carotovorum» subsp. «carotovorum» in central Italy

Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum causing soft rot of calla (Zantedeschia aethiopica) plants is reported in central Italy. Bacterial isolates were identified by biochemical, physiological and pathogenicity tests and characterized by the API 50 CHE Kit and rep-PCR.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chiaraluce Moretti, Concetta Caglioti, Marco Innocenti, Roberto Buonaurio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2002-08-01
Series:Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/4972