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July 26, 2026Plant Disease

Occurrence of Pantoea anthophila Causing Rhizome Rot Disease of Banana in China

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SJShangbo JiangJZJin ZhangCDChan Juan Du

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Randomized trial tests pathogenicity of Pantoea anthophila in banana plants, implying a new threat to crops.

Key Points

  • This research aims to identify the causative agent of rhizome rot disease in banana plants in China.
  • Isolated bacteria from diseased rhizomes and characterized them using molecular techniques.
  • Conducted pathogenicity tests by injecting bacterial strains into healthy banana plants.
  • Utilized BLASTn analysis and phylogenetic tree construction to confirm the identity of pathogens.
  • Inoculated plants developed symptoms resembling field conditions within 15 days.
  • Pantoea anthophila was confirmed as the pathogen based on 98.25-100% sequence identity to reference strains.
  • This represents the first recorded case of rhizome rot disease in banana due to Pantoea anthophila in China.

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Jiang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a65a306d3aea3239cd76581https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-05-26-1005-pdn
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