sour skin of onion
(Burkholderia cepacia)
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Maps
Widely Prevalent Plant Pathogen Status - This map is based on data from the Widely Prevalent Bacteria Project, a collabaration between USDA APHIS PPQ and the American Phytopathological Society. See www.PrevalentBacteria.org for more information.
Invasive Listing Sources
No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Monera |
| Phylum: Proteobacteria |
| Class: Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: Burkholderiales |
| Family: Burkholderiaceae |
| Genus: Burkholderia |
| Subject: Burkholderia cepacia (Palleroni and Holmes 1981) Yabuuchi et al. 1993 |
Other System Links
NPDN Pest: FICGBDT
Synonyms and Other Names
Related Scientific Names:
Pseudomonas cepacia Palleroni and Holmes 1981 (Synonym)
References
Common Name Reference: Common Names of Plant Diseases
Scientific Name Reference: Bacterial Nomenclature Up-to-Date