NEMATODE/BACTERIA ASSOCIATIONS:

• NEMATODES MAY PREDISPOSE PLANTS TO BACTERIAL DISEASE
• OR MAY INHIBIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF BACTERIAL DISEASE
• NEMATODES AND BACTERIA TOGETHER MAY RESULT IN A DIFFERENT DISEASE THAN THAT CAUSED BY EITHER PATHOGEN ALONE
• NEMATODES & BACTERIA TOGETHER MAY RESULT IN PRODUCTION OF A TOXIN THAT KILLS MAMMALS

As summarized in the table, no definitive statements are possible with respect to describing nematode/bacterial canker associations.

At the present time, the only ongoing work in California in this area involves ring nematode and Pseudomonas syringae in the development of bacterial canker.

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