Pseudomonas oryzicola. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Pseudomonas oryzicola. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: On Oryza sativa. Khu (43, 1019) reports that it also attacks more than 30 other species of wild and cultivated Gramineae. DISEASE: Bacterial browning, brown spot, or brusone of rice. Greyish-green diffuse areas appear on the sheaths of the panicle; they turn brown, then reddish-brown, black and finally dry up and die. Panicles become infected as they emerge, while stems, seeds and, exceptionally, the leaves may be infected. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Hungary, E. and N.E. China (43, 736), and Japan (44, 2139; the name in the penultimate line of this abstract should be P. oryzicola). TRANSMISSION: No detailed information. Klement states that wet, windy weather favours spread, suggesting transmission in rain splashes.