Pectobacterium
E930660
Pectobacterium is a genus of plant-pathogenic bacteria known for causing soft rot diseases in a wide range of crops by degrading plant cell walls.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacterial genus
ⓘ
plant pathogen ⓘ |
| causesDisease |
blackleg of potato
ⓘ
soft rot ⓘ tuber soft rot of potato ⓘ |
| cellShape | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| controlMethod |
crop rotation
ⓘ
sanitation of tools and equipment ⓘ storage temperature management ⓘ use of disease-free planting material ⓘ |
| describedAs | soft rot–causing bacteria ⓘ |
| diseaseMechanism | degradation of plant cell walls ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
postharvest losses in vegetables
ⓘ
yield losses in potato production ⓘ |
| environmentalReservoir |
plant debris
ⓘ
soil ⓘ surface water ⓘ |
| formerlyClassifiedAs | Erwinia carotovora group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| hostTissueTarget |
plant roots
ⓘ
plant stems ⓘ plant tubers ⓘ |
| metabolism | chemoorganotrophic ⓘ |
| motility | motile ⓘ |
| motilityStructure | peritrichous flagella ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | facultatively anaerobic ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Enterobacterales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gammaproteobacteria ⓘ Pectobacteriaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Proteobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pathogenicTo |
cabbage
ⓘ
carrot ⓘ onion ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ plants ⓘ potato ⓘ tomato ⓘ |
| sporeForming | non-spore-forming ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | mesophilic ⓘ |
| transmissionMode |
contaminated tools
ⓘ
infected seed tubers ⓘ wound infection ⓘ |
| virulenceFactor |
cellulases
ⓘ
pectate lyases ⓘ plant cell wall–degrading enzymes ⓘ polygalacturonases ⓘ proteases ⓘ type III secretion system ⓘ |
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