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Pectobacterium carotovorum MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Pectobacterium carotovorum
Tree Number(s)
B03.440.450.425.585.120
B03.660.250.150.542.120
Unique ID
D016973
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016973
Scope Note
A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that causes rotting, particularly of storage tissues, of a wide variety of plants and causes a vascular disease in CARROTS; and POTATO plants.
Entry Term(s)
Bacillus carotovorus
Bacterium carotovorum
Erwinia caratovora
Erwinia carotovora
Registry Numbers
txid554
Previous Indexing
Erwinia (1967-1991)
Public MeSH Note
2004; see ERWINIA CAROTOVORA 1992-2003
History Note
2004 (1992)
Date Introduced
1992/01/01
Last Updated
2020/01/28
Pectobacterium carotovorum Preferred
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