and one strain from Montenegro were characterized by conventional, automated and
molecular techniques. All strains were Gram-negative, nonfluorescent, facultative
anaerobes, oxidase negative, levan positive, produced necrotic lesions followed by bacterial
exudate on artificially inoculated immature pear fruits and caused HR on tobacco. Based on
carbon source utilization, all strains tested with the Biolog system were identified as E …