First report of stem gall in papaya caused by Pantoea dispersa

Pantoea dispersa bacteremia caused by central line-associated bloodstream infection.

Genus Pantoea is a rare pathogen in clinical settings. Among seven species of the rare organism, Pantoea agglomerans is the most prominent species in humans and clinical cases of Pantoea dispersa infection have scarcely been described. First case was reported in Germany in a 71-year-old woman with respiratory infection,1 and recently, Mehar et al. described two neonatal cases in India.2 We here...

Pantoea dispersa: an unusual cause of neonatal sepsis.

Neonatal septicemia is the most important cause of neonatal mortality. A wide variety of bacteria both aerobic and anaerobic can cause neonatal sepsis. Genus Pantoea is a member of Enterobacteriaceae family that inhabits plants, soil and water and rarely causes human infections, however, Pantoea dispersa has not been reported as a causative organism for neonatal sepsis. We hereby report two neo...

The First Report of Postharvest Stem Rot of Kohlrabi Caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Korea

In March 2014, a kohlrabi stem rot sample was collected from the cold storage room of Daegwallyong Horticultural Cooperative, Korea. White and fuzzy mycelial growth was observed on the stem, symptomatic of stem rot disease. The pathogen was isolated from the infected stem and cultured on potato dextrose agar for further fungal morphological observation and to confirm its pathogenicity, accordin...

Case Report of Meningoencephalitis in Calves Caused by Escherichia coli

First Report of Potato Stem-End Rot Caused by Fusarium oxysporum in Korea

In this study, we identified the causative agent of stem-end rot in potatoes that were grown in Gangwon alpine areas of Korea in 2013. The disease symptoms included appearance of slightly sunken circular lesion with corky rot on the potato surface at the stem-end portion. The fungal species isolated from the infected potatoes were grown on potato dextrose agar and produced white aerial mycelia ...