title: Pectobacterium wasabiae
text: # Pectobacterium wasabiae
  
  Pectobacterium wasabiae is a plant pathogenic bacterium that was first reported to cause disease on wasabi plants. A closely related species, yet to be formally named, also causes disease on potato. Unlike most Pectobacterium, P. wasabiae strains lack a type III secretion system. Its type strain is CFBP $3304^T(=LMG$ $8404^T$ =NCPPB $3701^T$ =ICMP $9121^T).$
  
  