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A sucrose‐utilisation gene cluster contributes to colonisation of horse chestnut by pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi (2025)
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Pseudomonas syringae pathovar aesculi (E‐Pae) causes bleeding canker disease in the woody tissue of European horse chestnut (HC). Comparative genomic analysis of E‐Pae with a related leaf‐infecting strain (I‐Pae) and other P. syringae strains identif... Read More about A sucrose‐utilisation gene cluster contributes to colonisation of horse chestnut by pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi.

Two novel Raoultella species associated with bleeding cankers of broadleaf hosts, Raoultella scottia sp. nov. and Raoultella lignicola sp. nov. (2024)
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Seventeen Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic bacterial strains were isolated from bleeding cankers of various broadleaf hosts and oak rhizosphere soil in Great Britain. The strains were tentatively identified as belonging to the genus Raoultella... Read More about Two novel Raoultella species associated with bleeding cankers of broadleaf hosts, Raoultella scottia sp. nov. and Raoultella lignicola sp. nov..

First report of Brenneria goodwinii, Gibbsiella quercinecans and Rahnella victoriana in declining oaks in France (2024)
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Acute Oak Decline, Quercus petraea, Quercus robur Acute Oak Decline (AOD) is mediated by abiotic factors (temperature and precipitation) and triggered by insects (mainly the bark-boring beetle Agrilus biguttatus) and a complex of bacterial species (m... Read More about First report of Brenneria goodwinii, Gibbsiella quercinecans and Rahnella victoriana in declining oaks in France.

Rahnella (2024)
Book Chapter

Rahnella species are ubiquitous in the environment, regularly isolated from water, soil, and woody tree hosts as well as occasionally from human clinical samples. Cells are Gram stain negative, facultatively anaerobic, and motile rods. Species are ps... Read More about Rahnella.

Reliable and specific detection and identification of Brenneria goodwinii, the causal agent of oak and oriental beech decline (2024)
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Chestnut-leaved oak (Quercus castaneifolia) and oriental beech (Fagus orientalis) are among the major tree species in the Hyrcanian forests. Brenneria goodwinii was identified as the causal agent of necrotic lesions and stem bleeding on affected oak... Read More about Reliable and specific detection and identification of Brenneria goodwinii, the causal agent of oak and oriental beech decline.

Association of Dryocola boscaweniae, Gibbsiella greigii and Gibbsiella quercinecans with oak decline in Iran (2024)
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Tree decline is described as the loss in tree vigor and increased mortality initiated by climate change events, and also involves pathogens and pests. Stem bleeding and bark canker of oak (Quercus castaneifolia) were observed in Mazandaran and Golest... Read More about Association of Dryocola boscaweniae, Gibbsiella greigii and Gibbsiella quercinecans with oak decline in Iran.

Kosakonia (2024)
Book Chapter

Species within the genus Kosakonia are primarily plant-growth-promoting bacteria, able to fix nitrogen and improve crop yield. However, several species have also been isolated from clinical samples and are thought to cause rare incidences of disease.... Read More about Kosakonia.

Lelliottia (2024)
Book Chapter

The genus Lelliottia includes species regularly isolated from water, soil, spoiled fruit and vegetables, elm trees suffering from “wetwood” disease, and also from clinical samples. Cells are Gram-stain-negative, facultatively anaerobic, motile rods.... Read More about Lelliottia.

Bacteria associated with acute oak decline: Where did they come from? We know where they go (2023)
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Acute oak decline is a high-impact disease causing necrotic lesions on the trunk, crown thinning and the eventual death of oak. Four bacterial species are associated with the lesions—Brenneria goodwinii, Gibbsiella quercinecans, Rahnella victoriana a... Read More about Bacteria associated with acute oak decline: Where did they come from? We know where they go.

Pluralibacter (2023)
Book Chapter

Pluralibacter species are regularly isolated from clinical samples, cosmetics, environmental sources including water, and vegetables and cereals as well as pear trees suffering from brown leaf spot disease. Cells are Gram-negative, facultatively anae... Read More about Pluralibacter.

Description of Dryocola gen. nov. and two novel species, Dryocola boscaweniae sp. nov. and Dryocola clanedunensis sp. nov. isolated from the rhizosphere of native British oaks (2023)
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While investigating the role of the rhizosphere in the development of Acute Oak Decline, bacterial strains belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae were isolated from rhizosphere soil following enrichment for the Enterobacterales. Partial sequencin... Read More about Description of Dryocola gen. nov. and two novel species, Dryocola boscaweniae sp. nov. and Dryocola clanedunensis sp. nov. isolated from the rhizosphere of native British oaks.

Description of a novel species of Leclercia, Leclercia tamurae sp. nov. and proposal of a novel genus Silvania gen. nov. containing two novel species Silvania hatchlandensis sp. nov. and Silvania confinis sp. nov. isolated from the rhizosphere of oak (2022)
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Background: Acute Oak Decline (AOD) is a decline disease first reported on native oaks in the UK, but in recent years reports from further afield such as Europe and the Middle East, indicate that the distribution and host range is increasing at an al... Read More about Description of a novel species of Leclercia, Leclercia tamurae sp. nov. and proposal of a novel genus Silvania gen. nov. containing two novel species Silvania hatchlandensis sp. nov. and Silvania confinis sp. nov. isolated from the rhizosphere of oak.

Transfer of Erwinia toletana and Erwinia iniecta to a novel genus Winslowiella gen. nov. as Winslowiella toletana comb. nov. and Winslowiella iniecta comb. nov. and description of Winslowiella arboricola sp. nov., isolated from bleeding cankers on broadleaf hosts (2022)
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Following a screening campaign of bleeding cankers of broadleaf hosts in Great Britain, numerous bacterial strains were isolated, identified by 16S rRNA and protein-coding gene sequencing and ultimately classified. During the course of the study, sev... Read More about Transfer of Erwinia toletana and Erwinia iniecta to a novel genus Winslowiella gen. nov. as Winslowiella toletana comb. nov. and Winslowiella iniecta comb. nov. and description of Winslowiella arboricola sp. nov., isolated from bleeding cankers on broadleaf hosts.

Akutno odumiranje hrastova (AOH) – nova kompleksna bolest na hrastu crniki (Quercus ilex L.) i mogućnosti širenja na ostale vrste hrastova u Hrvatskoj (2022)
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U radu se prikazuje pregled dosadašnjih saznanja o Akutnom odumiranju hrastova (AOH), u svijetu opisanom kao AOD (Acute oak decline). Ova polimikrobna bolest je nedavno otkrivena u Hrvatskoj (2021. godine) na poluotoku Pelegrin (otok Hvar), gdje se n... Read More about Akutno odumiranje hrastova (AOH) – nova kompleksna bolest na hrastu crniki (Quercus ilex L.) i mogućnosti širenja na ostale vrste hrastova u Hrvatskoj.

Description of three novel species of Scandinavium: Scandinavium hiltneri sp. nov., Scandinavium manionii sp. nov. and Scandinavium tedordense sp. nov., isolated from the oak rhizosphere and bleeding cankers of broadleaf hosts (2022)
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While investigating the bacterial populations of environmental samples taken from a mix of healthy and Acute Oak Decline afflicted Quercus robur (pedunculate or English oak) rhizosphere soil samples and swabs of bleeding lesions on Tilia spp. (lime)... Read More about Description of three novel species of Scandinavium: Scandinavium hiltneri sp. nov., Scandinavium manionii sp. nov. and Scandinavium tedordense sp. nov., isolated from the oak rhizosphere and bleeding cankers of broadleaf hosts.

Brenneria tiliae sp. nov., isolated from symptomatic Tilia × moltkei and Tilia × europaea trees in the UK (2022)
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Several strains of a previously undescribed bacterial species were isolated from mature Tilia hybrid trees suffering from bleed-ing cankers at various geographic locations in the UK. The strains were Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, and partia... Read More about Brenneria tiliae sp. nov., isolated from symptomatic Tilia × moltkei and Tilia × europaea trees in the UK.

Gibbsiella (2022)
Book Chapter

The genus Gibbsiella includes species isolated from bacterial cankers of woody hosts including oak, walnut, olive, pear and apple trees, as well as oral cavities of bears and intestinal tracts of insects. Cells are Gram-negative, facultatively anaer... Read More about Gibbsiella.

Lonsdalea (2022)
Book Chapter

The genus Lonsdalea comprises species isolated from bacterial cankers of woody hosts including oak, poplar and willow. Cells are Gram-negative, facultativley anaerobic, motile, short rods which appear singly or rarely in pairs. Species are mesophili... Read More about Lonsdalea.

Rahnella perminowiae sp. nov., Rahnella bonaserana sp. nov., Rahnella rivi sp. nov. and Rahnella ecdela sp. nov., isolated from diverse environmental sources, and emended description of the genus Rahnella (2022)
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Bacteria isolated from onion bulbs suffering from bacterial decay in the United States and Norway were previously shown to belong to the genus Rahnella based on partial housekeeping gene sequences and/or fatty acid analysis. However, many strains cou... Read More about Rahnella perminowiae sp. nov., Rahnella bonaserana sp. nov., Rahnella rivi sp. nov. and Rahnella ecdela sp. nov., isolated from diverse environmental sources, and emended description of the genus Rahnella.

Brenneria goodwinii growth in vitro is improved by competitive interactions with other bacterial species associated with Acute Oak Decline (2021)
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Brenneria goodwinii, Rahnella victoriana and Gibbsiella quercinecans are three bacterial species frequently isolated together from oak displaying symptoms of Acute Oak Decline (AOD), which include weeping patches on trunks. All three bacterial specie... Read More about Brenneria goodwinii growth in vitro is improved by competitive interactions with other bacterial species associated with Acute Oak Decline.