Erwinia amylovora
(Fireblight)

Interactions where Erwinia amylovora is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
infects and damages leaf Amelanchier lamarckii Juneberry Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Amelanchier lamarckii/Amelanchier lamarckiijuneberryleaf
infects and damages flower Amelanchier lamarckii Juneberry Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Amelanchier lamarckii/Amelanchier lamarckiijuneberryflower
infects and damages leaf Chaenomeles speciosa Japanese Quince, Chinese Quince Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Chaenomeles speciosa/Chaenomeles speciosaJapanese quince, Chinese quinceleaf
infects and damages flower Chaenomeles speciosa Japanese Quince, Chinese Quince Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Chaenomeles speciosa/Chaenomeles speciosaJapanese quince, Chinese quinceflower
infects and damages leaf Cotoneaster cotoneasters Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Cotoneaster/Cotoneastercotoneastersleaf
infects and damages flower Cotoneaster cotoneasters Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Cotoneaster/Cotoneastercotoneastersflower
infects and damages yellow, then brown, then drop leaf Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/Crataegushawthornsyellow, then brown, then dropleaf
infects and damages flower Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/Crataegushawthornsflower
infects and damages brown leaf Malus pumila Apple Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus pumila/Malus pumilaapplebrownleaf
infects and damages flower Malus pumila Apple Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus pumila/Malus pumilaappleflower
infects and damages brown shoot Malus pumila Apple Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus pumila/Malus pumilaapplebrownshoot
infects and damages flower Mespilus germanica Medlar Rosales: Rosaceae Fireblight, DEFRA/CSL
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Mespilus germanica/Mespilus germanicamedlarflower
infects and damages leaf Mespilus germanica Medlar Rosales: Rosaceae Fireblight, DEFRA/CSL
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Mespilus germanica/Mespilus germanicamedlarleaf
infects and damages leaf Photinia davidiana Stranvaesia Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Photinia davidiana/Photinia davidianastranvaesialeaf
infects and damages flower Photinia davidiana Stranvaesia Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Photinia davidiana/Photinia davidianastranvaesiaflower
infects and damages flower Pyracantha firethorns Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyracantha/Pyracanthafirethornsflower
infects and damages dead, brown, hanging, scorched-looking leaf Pyrus communis Pear Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyrus communis/Pyrus communispeardead, brown, hanging, scorched-lookingleaf
infects and damages dark green-brown lesioned bark Pyrus communis Pear Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyrus communis/Pyrus communispeardark green-brown lesionedbark
infects and damages dead, brown, hanging, scorched-looking flower Pyrus communis Pear Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyrus communis/Pyrus communispeardead, brown, hanging, scorched-lookingflower
infects and damages dead, brown-black, wrinkled fruit Pyrus communis Pear Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyrus communis/Pyrus communispeardead, brown-black, wrinkledfruit
infects and damages leaf Sorbus whitebeams Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Sorbus/Sorbuswhitebeamsleaf
infects and damages flower Sorbus whitebeams Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia amylovora/Erwinia amylovorafireblight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Sorbus/Sorbuswhitebeamsflower

Author & YearTitleSource
DEFRA/CSLFireblight
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins

Erwinia amylovora (Fireblight) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Erwinia amylovora (Fireblight) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesErwinia amylovora (Fireblight)
GenusErwinia (a genus of bacteria)
DomainBacteria (bacteria, mitochondria, blue-green algae)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
in the field DEFRA/CSL Fireblight

Erwinia amylovora (Fireblight) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Erwinia amylovora (Fireblight):

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