Erwinia carotovora
(Bacterial Soft Rot)

Interactions where Erwinia carotovora 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
colony colony infects and damages tuber Zantedeschia aethiopica Altar-lily Alismatales: Araceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Araceae/Zantedeschia aethiopica/Zantedeschia aethiopicaaltar-lilytuber
colony colony infects and damages bulb Allium cepa Onion Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium cepa/Allium cepaonionbulb
colony colony infects and damages bulb Allium porrum Leek Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekbulb
colony colony infects and damages bulb Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinth Asparagales: Asparagaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Hyacinthus orientalis/Hyacinthus orientalishyacinthbulb
colony colony infects and damages bulb Muscari grape hyacinths Asparagales: Asparagaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Muscari/Muscarigrape hyacinthsbulb
colony colony infects and damages corm Iris irises Asparagales: Iridaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Iris/Irisirisescorm
colony colony infects and damages leaf (petiole) Apium graveolens var dulce Celery Apiales: Apiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Apium graveolens var. dulce/Apium graveolens var. dulceceleryleaf (petiole)
colony colony infects and damages root Pastinaca sativa ssp sativa var hortensis Parsnip Apiales: Apiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa var. hortensis/Pastinaca sativa subsp. sativa var. hortensisparsniproot
colony colony infects and damages Lactuca sativa Garden Lettuce Asterales: Asteraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuce
colony colony infects and damages Major Brassica cabbages, mustards, turnips and rape Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeMajor
colony colony infects and damages root Major Brassica napus ssp rapifera Swede Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica napus subsp. rapifera/Brassica napus subsp. rapiferaswederootMajor
colony colony infects and damages root Major Brassica rapa Turnip Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturniprootMajor
colony colony infects and damages stem of seedling CACTACEAE cacti Caryophyllales Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Cactaceae/Cactaceaecactistemseedling
colony colony infects and damages stem of mature CACTACEAE cacti Caryophyllales Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Cactaceae/Cactaceaecactistemmature
colony colony infects and damages soft, wet, rotten stem (near base) Cucumis sativus Cucumber, Gherkin Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucumis sativus/Cucumis sativuscucumber, gherkinsoft, wet, rottenstem (near base)
colony colony infects and damages fruit Cucurbita marrows, courgettes, pumpkins Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Cucurbitaceae/Cucurbita/Cucurbitamarrows, courgettes, pumpkinsfruit
colony colony infects and damages corm Cyclamen cyclamens Ericales: Primulaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Primulaceae/Cyclamen/Cyclamencyclamenscorm
colony colony infects and damages fruit Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato Solanales: Solanaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Lycopersicon esculentum/Lycopersicon esculentumtomatofruit
colony colony infects and damages stem Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato Solanales: Solanaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Lycopersicon esculentum/Lycopersicon esculentumtomatostem
colony colony infects and damages tuber Solanum tuberosum Potato Solanales: Solanaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatotuber

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

Erwinia carotovora (Bacterial Soft Rot) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Erwinia carotovora (Bacterial Soft Rot) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Erwinia carotovora ssp atroseptica
Potato Black Leg - causative organism
Subspecies 3 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesErwinia carotovora (Bacterial Soft Rot)
GenusErwinia (a genus of bacteria)
DomainBacteria (bacteria, mitochondria, blue-green algae)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Erwinia carotovora (Bacterial Soft Rot) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Jones, D.R. 1950 On the nomenclature and identity of the coliform soft-rot bacteria. TBMS Vol 33 (1+2): 73-81.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Erwinia carotovora (Bacterial Soft Rot):

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