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Erwinia psidii, an emergent pathogen in South AmericaErwinia psidii is an emerging bacterial phytopathogen of increasing concern in South America due to its ability to infect economically important hosts such as guava ( Psidium guajava ) and eucalyptus ( Eucalyptus spp.). First reported in Brazil in the 1980s, affecting guava trees, the pathogen later emerged in commercial eucalyptus plantations, suggesting a recent host shift within the Myrtaceae family. This em…
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