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[[File:Pectobacterium_carotovorum_IPM5368312.jpg|250px|thumb|''Pectobacterium carotovorum'' causing bacterial soft rot on cabbage (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Author(s): Paul Bachi, University of Kentucky Research and Education Center<br/>Source: [http://www.ipmimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=5368312 IPM Images]]]
 
[[File:Pectobacterium_carotovorum_IPM5368312.jpg|250px|thumb|''Pectobacterium carotovorum'' causing bacterial soft rot on cabbage (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Author(s): Paul Bachi, University of Kentucky Research and Education Center<br/>Source: [http://www.ipmimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=5368312 IPM Images]]]
 
<font color="#800000">'''''Pectobacterium carotovorum'''''</font> (Jones 1901) Waldee 1945<br/>
 
<font color="#800000">'''''Pectobacterium carotovorum'''''</font> (Jones 1901) Waldee 1945<br/>
has a wide host range. The strains classified previously as ''Erwinia carotovora'' subsp. ''atroseptica'' which cause potato backleg and tuber soft rot have been assigned to the related species ''[[Pectobacterium atrosepticum]]'' (however, ''Pectobacterium carotovorum'' subsp. ''carotovorum'' also infects potatoes).
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causes important soft rot diseases on many plants ('''bacterial soft rot''') and has a worldwide distribution. Crops affected are potatoes, carrots, as well as vegetables like onions, ''Brassica'' crops or tomatoes. ''P. carotovorum'' is the type species of the genus ''Pectobacterium''. Members of this genus produce pectolytic enzymes which break down the structural substance pectin in the cell walls, leading to cell death and decay of the tissue. The bacterium is Gram-negative, rod-shaped and motile with a size of 1½-2 x 0.5-0.7 µm. Soft rot diseases develop fast, usually within 2-3 days after inoculation. The symptoms are water-soaked lesions and rapid maceration of the plant tissue. Effective bactericides are currently not available and control through resistant varieties is the common approach.
  
For details see the respective page in [[wikipedia:Erwinia|Wikipedia]].
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The strains classified previously as ''Erwinia carotovora'' subsp. ''atroseptica'' which cause potato backleg and tuber soft rot have been assigned to the related species ''[[Pectobacterium atrosepticum]]'' (however, ''Pectobacterium carotovorum'' subsp. ''carotovorum'' also infects potatoes).
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For details see the respective page in [[wikipedia:Pectobacterium carotovorum|Wikipedia]].
  
 
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Pectobacterium carotovorum causing bacterial soft rot on cabbage (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Paul Bachi, University of Kentucky Research and Education Center
Source: IPM Images

Pectobacterium carotovorum (Jones 1901) Waldee 1945
causes important soft rot diseases on many plants (bacterial soft rot) and has a worldwide distribution. Crops affected are potatoes, carrots, as well as vegetables like onions, Brassica crops or tomatoes. P. carotovorum is the type species of the genus Pectobacterium. Members of this genus produce pectolytic enzymes which break down the structural substance pectin in the cell walls, leading to cell death and decay of the tissue. The bacterium is Gram-negative, rod-shaped and motile with a size of 1½-2 x 0.5-0.7 µm. Soft rot diseases develop fast, usually within 2-3 days after inoculation. The symptoms are water-soaked lesions and rapid maceration of the plant tissue. Effective bactericides are currently not available and control through resistant varieties is the common approach.

The strains classified previously as Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica which cause potato backleg and tuber soft rot have been assigned to the related species Pectobacterium atrosepticum (however, Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum also infects potatoes).

For details see the respective page in Wikipedia.

Synonyms:
Erwinia carotovora


Vernacular names
• English: bacterial soft rot
• Français: pourriture molle de l'endive
pourriture bactérienne des racines de l'artichaut


The literature database currently contains 414 publications for Pectobacterium carotovorum. (See box above/on left.)