In July 2000, a bacterial wilt was found on China aster (Callistephus chinensis Nees) on Hokkaido, Japan. Bacteriological characteristics of the isolated bacteria were identical to Erwinia chrysanthemi. This is the first report on bacterial wilt of China aster caused by E. chrysanthemi.
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Received 4 June 2001/ Accepted in revised form 6 September 2001
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KOMATSU, T., HORITA, H. & KITAYAMA, M. Bacterial Wilt of China Aster Caused by Erwinia chrysanthemi . J Gen Plant Pathol 68, 105–107 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00013045
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00013045