title: First report of Serratia plymuthica causing onion bulb rot in Poland.
abstract: Specific bacterial disease symptoms were observed on onion bulbs in almost all regions in Poland. For the purpose of identification of agents causing disease, bacteria were isolated from the symptomatic plants. Their pathogenicity was confirmed by using pathogenicity test on onion scales. These bacteria were identified biochemically and molecularly as Serratia plymuthica.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Horticulture, Skierniewice, Poland. beatakow@iwarz.pl
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kowalska
authors.forename: Urszula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Smolińska
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oskiera
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019697:Onions / Q000382:microbiology*; D011044:Poland; D012705:Serratia / Q000302:isolation & purification*