Further Information

NCPPB No. 2976

Catalogue Name

Dickeya dadantii subsp. dieffenbachiae (Samson et al. 2005) Brady et al. 2012

Name as received:

Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. dieffenbachiae (McFadden 1961) Dye 1978

Other name(s):

Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. dieffenbachiae (McFadden 1961) Dye 1978

Country:

USA

Host:

Dieffenbachia sp.

Year added:

1977

Donated by:

ICMP 1568

Source (if not isolated by donor):

ex D.W. Dye EMI ex M.P. Starr ED 102 ex L.A. McFadden

Other collections with this strain (ref no):

CFBP 2051, ICMP 1568, DSMZ 18013

Type strain of the species:

Pathotype strain:

Yes

Media:

NA,PDA,PECT

Notes

Biovar 2

Pathogenicity confirmed

Australia group

Reference

Transfer of Pectobacterium chrysanthemi (Burkholder et al. 1953) Brenner et al. 1973 and Brenneria paradisiaca to the genus Dickeya gen. nov. as Dickeya chrysanthemi comb. nov. and Dickeya paradisiaca comb. nov. and delineation of four novel species, Dickeya dadantii sp. nov., Dickeya dianthicola sp. nov., Dickeya dieffenbachiae sp. nov. and Dickeya zeae sp. nov. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02791-0