Erwinia carotovora ssp atroseptica
(Potato Black Leg - causative organism)

Interactions where Erwinia carotovora ssp atroseptica 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 live, inward curling, yellow-green leaflet (upper) Solanum tuberosum Potato Solanales: Solanaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora ssp. atroseptica/Erwinia carotovora ssp. atrosepticapotato black leg (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolive, inward curling, yellow-greenleaflet (upper)
infects and damages decayed, black, slimy stem (base) Solanum tuberosum Potato Solanales: Solanaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora ssp. atroseptica/Erwinia carotovora ssp. atrosepticapotato black leg (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatodecayed, black, slimystem (base)
infects and damages completely rotten tuber Captivity Solanum tuberosum Potato Solanales: Solanaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora ssp. atroseptica/Erwinia carotovora ssp. atrosepticapotato black leg (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatocompletely rottentuber Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced

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

Erwinia carotovora ssp atroseptica (Potato Black Leg - causative organism) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Erwinia carotovora ssp atroseptica (Potato Black Leg - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesErwinia carotovora ssp atroseptica (Potato Black Leg - causative organism)
SpeciesErwinia carotovora (Bacterial Soft Rot)
GenusErwinia (a genus of bacteria)
DomainBacteria (bacteria, mitochondria, blue-green algae)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Erwinia carotovora ssp atroseptica (Potato Black Leg - causative organism) 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 ssp atroseptica (Potato Black Leg - causative organism):

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