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Condición fitosanitaria: Presente
Grupo de cultivos: Hortícolas
Especie hospedante: Pimiento (Capsicum annuum var. annuum)
Etiología: Bacteria. Gram negativa
Agente causal: Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum (Jones, 1901) Waldee, 1945
homotypic synonym:
Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora (Jones 1901) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved lists 1980) (Jones 1901) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980), nom. approb
Taxonomía: Bacteria > Proteobacteria > Gammaproteobacteria > Enterobacteriales > Enterobacteriaceae > Pectobacterium > Pectobacterium carotovorum
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Bibliografía
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