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Erwinia persicina, a possible new necrosis and wilt threat to forage or grain legumes production

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Erwinia persicina (Ep) is a phytopathogenic bacteria found on Medicago sativa, Glycine max, Phaseolus vulgaris and Pisum sativum. It has also been isolated from healthy tomato, cucumber, banana, apple and pear, as well as the human urinary tract and biofilms located on paleolithic rock paintings. The host range and environmental adaptation capacity of Ep, and its life cycle on the lucerne plant, was studied. It was found that an Ep infection, which could be transmitted by seeds, water, and soil, caused necrosis and wilting of the whole mature lucerne plant. Subsequently, 15 genera and 22 species of forage or grain legumes were chosen to determine the pathogenicity of Ep. Among them were 11 genera and 19 species (e.g., Vigna angularis, Arachis hypogaea, Onobrychis viciaefolia, Astragalus adsurgens, etc.) reported as new hosts. The environmental adaptation capacity of Ep indicated its probable survival within a wide range of environmental conditions and an ability to endure arid, saline and alkaline environments. Based on the results of the life cycle, host range and environmental adaptation capacity of Ep, it was concluded that Ep could pose a new threat to forage or grain legumes production within farming systems.

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We would like to thank Prof. Yanrong Wang for supplying the forage legume seeds, Prof. Xiurong Chen and Dr. Xingxu Zhang for technical assistance. We are grateful to Ross Booth and two anonymous reviewers for reviewing the manuscript. This research was financially supported by the National Key Basic Research Program (973) of China (2014CB138704) and National Construction of Modern Agricultural Industrial Technology Systems of China – Forage Industrial Technology Systems.

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Zhang, Z., Nan, Z. Erwinia persicina, a possible new necrosis and wilt threat to forage or grain legumes production. Eur J Plant Pathol 139, 349–358 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-014-0390-0

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