More to Pseudomonads than the kiwifruit crisis…. - Infectious Thoughts
Siouxsie Wiles • Nov 14, 2010 •
For anyone who has missed the news this past week, the NZ kiwifruit industry is potentially in big trouble with a growing number of orchards infected with Pseudomonas syringae pathovar* (pv) actinidiae (PSA). PSA causes kiwifruit canker**. The halo they produce on infected leaves is caused by a toxin whose production seems to be regulated by temperature. I have to … Read More