Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. tessellarius. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. tessellarius. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOST: Triticum aestivam. Inoculation into barley, oats, sweet corn, sudan grass, wild rye, smooth brome and tomato resulted in multiplication of bacteria to above 106 CFU/g fresh weight in 10 days, but no symptoms were produced. In wheat higher populations and symptoms were produced. DISEASE: Bacterial mosaic of wheat. Small chlorotic lesions are densely spread over the leaf surfaces, resembling a virus mosaic. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: USA (AK, NE, IA). TRANSMISSION: The bacterium has been shown to occur in seed under the seed coat near the embryo and was found in the roots, sheaths and leaves of seedlings grown from such seed (McBeath & Adelman, 1986).