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Datasheet

Rhizobium vitis (crown gall of grapevine)

Summary

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  • 29 June 2016
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Rhizobium vitis
  • Preferred Common Name
  • crown gall of grapevine
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Bacteria
  •     Phylum: Proteobacteria
  •         Class: Alphaproteobacteria
  •             Order: Rhizobiales
  •                 Family: Rhizobiaceae
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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Rhizobium vitis (Ophel & Kerr 1990) Young et al. 2001

Preferred Common Name

  • crown gall of grapevine

Other Scientific Names

  • Agrobacterium biovar 3
  • Agrobacterium tumefaciens biovar 3
  • Agrobacterium vitis Ophel & Kerr 1990

International Common Names

  • French: broussin de la vigne

Local Common Names

  • Germany: Mauke: Weinrebe

EPPO code

  • AGRBVI (Agrobacterium vitis)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Bacteria
  •     Phylum: Proteobacteria
  •         Class: Alphaproteobacteria
  •             Order: Rhizobiales
  •                 Family: Rhizobiaceae
  •                     Genus: Rhizobium
  •                         Species: Rhizobium vitis

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

ASIA

AfghanistanPresentYoung & Fletcher, 1997
ChinaPresentMa et al., 1985
JapanPresentSawada & Ieki, 1992
JordanPresentAl & Momani Abussaud, 1990
Korea, DPRPresentChung & Shim, 1996
Korea, Republic ofPresentChung & Shim, 1996
TurkeyPresentOrel et al., 2016

AFRICA

TunisiaPresentChebil et al., 2013

NORTH AMERICA

Canada
-OntarioWidespreadDhanvantari, 1983
USA
-New YorkWidespreadHilber & Bodmer, 1993

SOUTH AMERICA

BrazilPresentde Oliveira et al., 1994

EUROPE

FranceWidespreadYoung & Fletcher, 1997
GreecePresentYoung & Fletcher, 1997
HungaryPresentYoung & Fletcher, 1997
SpainPresentLopez et al., 1988

OCEANIA

AustraliaWidespreadOphel & Kerr, 1990

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
Vitis (grape)VitaceaeWild host
Vitis vinifera (grapevine)VitaceaeMain

List of Symptoms

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SignLife StagesType

Stems

galls

References

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Al Momani F, Abussaud M, 1990. Isolation of Agrobacterium biotypes in Jordan. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 19:87-98.

Binns AN, Costantino P, 1998. The Agrobacterium oncogenes. In: Spaink, Kondorosi, Hooykaas, eds. The Rhizobiaceae: Molecular Biology of Model Plant-Associated Bacteria. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publications, 251-266.

Bradbury JF, 1986. Guide to Plant Pathogenic Bacteria. Wallingford, UK: CAB International.

Brisbane PG, Kerr A, 1983. Selective media for three biovars of Agrobacterium. Journal of Applied Bacteriology, 54(3):425-431

Burr TJ, 1988. Crown gall. In: Compendium of Grape Diseases. Minnesota, USA: American Phytopathological Society Press, 41-42.

Burr TJ, Katz BH, Bishop AL, 1987. Populations of Agrobacterium in vineyard and nonvineyard soils and grape roots in vineyards and nurseries. Plant Disease, 71(7):617-620

Burr TJ, Reid CL, 1994. Biological control of grape crown gall with non-tumorigenic Agrobacterium vitis strain F2/5. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 45(2):213-219

Burr TJ, Reid CL, Splittstoesser DF, Yoshimura M, 1996. Effect of heat treatments on grape bud mortality and survival of Agrobacterium vitis in vitro and in dormant grape cuttings. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 47(2):119-123; 19 ref.

Burr TJ, Reid CL, Tagliati E, Bazzi C, Snle S, 1997. Biological control of grape crown gall by strain F2/5 is not associated with agrocin production or competition for attachment sites on grape cells. Phytopathology, 87(7):706-711; 33 ref.

Charest PJ, Dion P, 1985. The influence of temperature on tumorigenesis induced by various strains of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Canadian Journal of Botany, 63(6):1160-1167

Chebil S, Fersi R, Chenenaoui S, Abdellatif E, Durante G, Zacchi E, Rhouma A, Mliki A, 2013. First report of Agrobacterium vitis as causal agent of crown gall disease of grapevine in Tunisia. Plant Disease, 97(6):836-837. http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/loi/pdis

Chen XY, Xiang WN, 1986. A strain of Agrobacterium radiobacter inhibits growth and gall formation by biotype III strains of A. tumefaciens from grapevine. Acta Microbiologica Sinica, 26(3):193-199

Chung KJ, Shim JS, 1996. Isolation and identification of pathogenic bacteria of grapevine crown gall in Korea. Korean Journal of Plant Pathology, 12:197-201.

Close TJ, Tait RC, Kado CI, 1985. Regulation of Ti plasmid virulence genes by a chromosomal locus of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Journal of Bacteriology, 164(2):774-781

Dhanvantari BN, 1983. Etiology of grape crown gall in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Botany, 61(10):2641-2646

D'Souza-Ault MR, Cooley MB, Kado CI, 1993. Analysis of the Ros repressor of Agrobacterium virC and virD operons: molecular intercommunication between plasmid and chromosomal genes. Journal of Bacteriology, 175(11):3486-3490

Eastwell KC, Willis LG, Cavileer TD, 1995. A rapid and sensitive method to detect Agrobacterium vitis in grapevine cuttings using the polymerase chain reaction. Plant Disease, 79(8):822-827

Hilber UW, Bodmer M, 1993. Fungal and bacterial diseases of grapes in New York State. Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Obst- und Weinbau, 129(20):533-542

Holmes B, 1988. Taxonomy of Agrobacterium. Acta Horticulturae, No. 225:47-52

Holmes B, Roberts P, 1981. The classification, identification and nomenclature of Agrobacteria, incorporating revised descriptions for each of Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Smith & Townsend) Conn 1942, Agrobacterium rhizogenes (Riker et al.) Conn 1942, and Agrobacterium rubi (Hildebrand) Starr & Weiss 1943. Journal of Applied Bacteriology, 50(3):443-467

Keane PJ, Kerr A, New PG, 1970. Crown gall of stone fruit II. Identification and nomenclature of Agrobacterium isolates. Australian Journal of Biological Science, 23:585-595.

Kerr A, 1992. The genus Agrobacterium. In: Balows A, Trüper HG, Dworkin M, Harder W, Schleifer K-H, eds. The Prokaryotes - a Handbook on the Biology of Bacteria, 2nd Edition. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag, 2214-2235.

Kersters K, De Ley J, 1984. Genus III. Agrobacterium Conn 1942, 359AL. In: Krieg NR, Holt JG, eds. Bergeys Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Vol. 1. Baltimore, USA: Williams &Wilkins, 244-254.

Loper JE, Kado CI, 1979. Host range conferred by the virulence-specifying plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Journal of Bacteriology, 139(2):591-596

Lopez MM, Gorris MT, Montojo AM, 1988. Opine utilization by Spanish isolates of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Plant Pathology, 37(4):565-572

Ma DQ, Lin YG, Zhou J, Xiang WN, You JF, Xie XM, Chen PM, 1985. Biotype and plasmid type of Agrobacterium tumefaciens isolated from the crown gall of grapevine in North China. Acta Microbiologica Sinica, 25(1):45-53

Oliveira JR de, Da Silva Romero R, de Souza Leao, Lacerda B, 1994. Occurrence of Agrobacterium tumefaciens biovar 3 on grapevine in Brazil. Journal of Phytopathology, 140:363-366.

Ophel K, Kerr A, 1990. Agrobacterium vitis sp. nov. for strains of Agrobacterium biovar 3 from grapevines. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 40(3):236-341

Orel DC, Karagoz A, Durmaz R, Ertunc F, 2016. Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Rhizobium vitis strains from vineyards in Turkey. Phytopathologia Mediterranea, 55(1):41-53. http://www.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/15776

Panagopoulos CG, Psallidas PG, 1973. Characteristics of Greek isolates of Agrobacterium tumefaciens (E.F. Smith & Townsend) Conn. Journal of Applied Bacteriology, 36(2):233-240.

Panagopoulos CG, Psallidas PG, Alivizatos AS, 1978. Studies on biotype 3 of Agrobacterium radiobacter var. tumefaciens. Proceedings of the IVth International Conference on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria. Vol. 1. Sta. Path. Veg. Phytobact. Angers France, 221-228

Paulus F, Canaday J, Otten L, 1991. Limited host range Ti plasmids: recent origin from wide host range Ti plasmids and involvement of a novel IS element, IS868. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 4(2):190-197

Sawada H, Ieki H, 1992. Phenotypic characteristics of the genus Agrobacterium. Annals of the Phytopathological Society of Japan, 58(1):37-45

Schulz TF, Lorenz D, Eichhorn KW, Otten L, 1993. Amplification of different marker sequences for identification of Agrobacterium vitis strains. Vitis, 32(3):179-182

Snle S, Burr TJ, 1998. The effect of resistance of rootstocks to crown gall (Agrobacterium spp.) on the susceptibility of scions in grape vine cultivars. Plant Pathology, 47:84-88.

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STARR MP, 1946. The nutrition of phytopathogenic bacteria. II. The genus Agro-bacterium. Journal of Bacteriology, 52(2):187-194 pp.

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Szegedi E, 1985. Host range and specific L(+)tartrate utilization of biotype 3 of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Acta Phytopathologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricp, 20(1/2):17-22

Szegedi E, Czako M, Otten L, Koncz CS, 1988. Opines in crown gall tumours induced by biotype 3 isolates of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 32(2):237-247

Szegedi E, NTmeth J, 1996. Examination of Agrobacterium vitis content in grapevine stems. No^umlaut~ve^acute~nyve^acute~delem, 32(12):605-609; 22 ref.

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Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Afghanistan: Present
Young & Fletcher, 1997Australia: Widespread
Ophel & Kerr, 1990Brazil: PresentCanada
See regional map for distribution within the countryChina: Present
Ma et al., 1985China: Present
Ma et al., 1985Spain: Present
Lopez et al., 1988Spain: Present
Lopez et al., 1988France: Widespread
Young & Fletcher, 1997Greece: Present
Young & Fletcher, 1997Greece: Present
Young & Fletcher, 1997Hungary: Present
Young & Fletcher, 1997Jordan: Present
Al & Momani Abussaud, 1990Jordan: Present
Al & Momani Abussaud, 1990Japan: Present
Sawada & Ieki, 1992Korea, DPR: Present
Chung & Shim, 1996Korea, Republic of: Present
Chung & Shim, 1996Tunisia: Present
Chebil et al., 2013Tunisia: Present
Chebil et al., 2013Turkey: Present
Orel et al., 2016Turkey: Present
Orel et al., 2016Turkey: Present
Orel et al., 2016USA
See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Present, no further details
  • = Evidence of pathogen
  • = Widespread
  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
  • = See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (asia) Afghanistan: Present
Young & Fletcher, 1997China: Present
Ma et al., 1985Jordan: Present
Al & Momani Abussaud, 1990Japan: Present
Sawada & Ieki, 1992Korea, DPR: Present
Chung & Shim, 1996Korea, Republic of: Present
Chung & Shim, 1996Turkey: Present
Orel et al., 2016
Distribution map (europe) Spain: Present
Lopez et al., 1988France: Widespread
Young & Fletcher, 1997Greece: Present
Young & Fletcher, 1997Hungary: Present
Young & Fletcher, 1997Tunisia: Present
Chebil et al., 2013Turkey: Present
Orel et al., 2016
Distribution map (africa) Spain: Present
Lopez et al., 1988Greece: Present
Young & Fletcher, 1997Jordan: Present
Al & Momani Abussaud, 1990Tunisia: Present
Chebil et al., 2013Turkey: Present
Orel et al., 2016
Distribution map (north america) Ontario: Widespread
Dhanvantari, 1983New York: Widespread
Hilber & Bodmer, 1993
Distribution map (central america)
Distribution map (south america) Brazil: Present
Distribution map (pacific) Australia: Widespread
Ophel & Kerr, 1990China: Present
Ma et al., 1985