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Streptomyces spp. · pathogen pressure · Solanum tuberosum

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“potato scab disease caused by Streptomyces species”
Source
The rhizosphere microbiome and plant health
Authors
Berendsen R.L., Pieterse C.M.J., Bakker P.A.H.M.
Year
2012
Publication
Trends in Plant Science
Page
479

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Streptomyces scabies and related spp. cause potato common scab; actinomycete classification as bacterium is correct.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Streptomyces spp. (notably S. scabies) cause potato scab; bacterium classification correct.”

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