Return to:
Andrew K. Gonsalves, Educational Specialist
Stephen A. Ferreira, Extension Plant Pathologist
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Over nineteen Pseudomonas species have been reported to occur in Hawaii (Raabe, et al., 1981). The following is a list of the reported pathogens from this genus (Pseudomonas) and the hosts they infect. The list is organized by the scientific name of the pathogen species (CAPITAL LETTERS), followed by the various susceptible plant hosts. Words in blue indicate what symptom or disease a given pathogen causes on the listed hosts.
PSEUDOMONAS ANDROPOGONI
PSEUDOMONAS ANDROPOGONIS
PSEUDOMONAS CARYOPHYLII
Bacterial Wilt:
PSEUDOMONAS CICHORII
Bacterial Leafspot:
PSEUDOMONAS GLADIOLI
PSEUDOMONAS GLADIOLI SEVERINI
Marginal Leaf Blight:
PSEUDOMONAS MARGINATA
PSEUDOMONAS PHASEOLICOLA
Halo Blight:
PSEUDOMONAS RUBRILINEANS
Red Stripe:
PSEUDOMONAS RUBRISUBALBICANS
Mottle Stripe:
PSEUDOMONAS SOLANACEARUM
Other:
PSEUDOMONAS SP.
Bacterial Rot:
Flower Blight:
PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE pv. GLYCINEA
PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE pv. LACHRYMANS
Angular Leafspot:
PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE pv. MACULICOLA
PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE pv. PHASEOLICOLA
PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE pv. SYRINGAE
Bacterial Spot:
PSEUDOMONAS VIRIDIFLAVA
PSEUDOMONAS WOODSII
No information is available for this section at the moment, please check future Knowledge Master Versions.
KINGDOM: Monera (prokaryotes)
DIVISION: Gracilicutes
CLASS: Proteobacteria
FAMILY: Pseudomonadaceae
Agrios, G.N. 1988. Plant Pathology, 3rd edition. Academic Press, Inc: San Diego. 803 pp.
Farr, , D.F., G.F. Bills, G.P. Chamuris, and A.Y. Rossman. 1989. Fungi on Plants and Plant Products in the United States. APS PRESS: St. Paul, Minnesota. 1252 pp.
Raabe, Robert D., Ibra L. Conners, and Albert P. Martinez. 1981. Checklist of Plant Diseases in Hawaii. Hawaii Institute of Agriculture and Human Resources, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii (Information Text Series 022).
Streets, R.B. 1982. The Diagnosis of Plant Diseases: a field and laboratory manual emphasizing the most practical methods for rapid identification. The University of Arizona Press: Tucson, Arizona.
JUNE 1994
1-PSEUDO
If you require information in an alternative format, please contact us at: markwrig@hawaii.edu