f2bd8e2d-c17c-47fa-ba61-b0cf266107d8 Netherlands 2024-10-09 Quick scan for Pseudomonas kitaguniensis • This Quick scan was prompted by the first finding of the bacterium Pseudomonas kitaguniesis in the Netherlands. This bacterium was not known to be present in the EU. 

• Pseudomonas kitaguniesis is a recently described species and was previously only known from Japan and New Zealand. The origin of the infestation in the Netherland is unknown. 

• Pseudomonas kitaguniesis was already known as a pathogen of Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum) and is probably also a pathogen of leek (Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum). Damage may especially occur during cool and wet conditions. However, the impact (% yield loss) that can be expected is highly uncertain. Leek plants appeared to recover when the weather became warmer and drier.

]]> EPPO Secretariat (EPPO entered these PRAs in the platform) Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority presence Pseudomonas kitaguniensis Allium porrum EU Netherlands Quick-scan-Pseudomonas-kitaguniensis-October-2024.pdf https://pra.eppo.int/getfile/5683f41b-87a8-4d4d-b6f0-d69fc3004ed0