Liao, C. H., and Wells, J. M. 1987. Association of pectolytic strains of Xanthomonas campestris with soft rots of fruits and vegetables at retail markets. Phytopathology 77:-418-422. Five strains of pectolytic, yellow-pigmented bacteria were isolated from xanthomonads might represent an unusual cluster of X. campestris that rotted specimens of tomato, bell pepper, cucumber, and papaya collected...

Mexico is among the most important citrus fruit producers in world. However, during storage, several problems related to fungi can arise. The common fungal postharvest diseases detected on Citrus limon var Eureka (Italian lime) produced Tamaulipas state are green/blue mold (Penicillium spp.), fusarium rot (F. oxysporum, F. solani, proliferatum, others), and anthracnose (Colletotrichum spp.). In...