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Cyclamen plants from a commercial greenhouse were affected by a severe wilt. Symptoms began with a foliar yellowing, ending with the death of affected plants. Corms had internal rotten areas. The pathogen was identified as Erwinia chrysanthemi. Symptoms were reproduced on artificial inoculations. Bacteria did not need wounds to penetrate roots or corms.
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Romero, A.M., Rivera, M.C. Cyclamen soft rot caused by Erwinia chrysanthemi in Argentina. Australasian Plant Pathology 34, 279–280 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1071/AP05021
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