Pca. Delaat et al., BACTERIAL LEAF ROT OF ALOE-VERA L, CAUSED BY ERWINIA-CHRYSANTHEMI BIOVAR-3, European journal of plant pathology, 100(1), 1994, pp. 81-84
A severe attack of the bacterium Erwinia chrysantemi biovar 3 on the s
ucculent Aloe vera on the Carribean island of Aruba is described. Bioc
hemical and pathological characteristics of strains are presented, inc
luding results of successful inoculation experiments on Aloe vera. Thi
s is the first report of the occurrence of Erwinia chrysanthemi biovar
3 on Aloe vera.