Detection of Pantoea ananatis, causal agent of leaf spot disease of maize, in Mexico

Bacterial isolates from maize plants showing a leaf spot disease were identified through molecular and phenotypic traits, showing that the isolates belong to Pantoea ananatis. Maize plants inoculated with those isolates showed a pathogenic reaction. This is the first report of a disease of Mexican maize caused by P. ananatis.