''Pectobacterium'' is a bacterial genus of the family

Pectobacteriaceae The ''Pectobacteriaceae'' are a family of Gram-negative bacteria which largely consist of plant pathogens. This family is a member of the order Enterobacterales in the class Gammaproteobacteria of the phylum Pseudomonadota. The type species of ...

; it used to be a member of the genus ''

Erwinia ''Erwinia'' is a genus of Enterobacterales bacteria containing mostly plant pathogenic species which was named for the famous plant pathologist, Erwin Frink Smith. It contains Gram-negative bacteria related to ''Escherichia coli'', ''Shigella'' ...

'', which was split into three genera: ''Erwinia'', ''Pectobacterium'', and ''

Brenneria ''Brenneria'' is a genus of Pectobacteriaceae, containing mostly pathogens of woody plants. This genus is named after the microbiologist Don J. Brenner. Some members of this genus were formerly placed in ''Erwinia''. Species Species now plac ...

''. Species include ''

Pectobacterium carotovorum ''Pectobacterium carotovorum'' is a bacterium of the family Pectobacteriaceae; it used to be a member of the genus ''Erwinia''. The species is a plant pathogen with a diverse host range, including many agriculturally and scientifically importa ...

''.

References

External links

Pectobacterium page on LPSN
Bacteria genera Enterobacterales {{gammaproteobacteria-stub