Strain Isolated from Geographic origin Species/sub species Primers Y1and Y2c Primers Expccf and Expccrd Primers ECA1f and ECA2re PrimersADE1 And ADE2f Primers S1f and S2r(designed)g CA3 Cabbage Zanjan P.c.carotovorum + -     + E2 Potato Ijrood P.c.carotovorum - -       + B5 Potato Zanjan P.c.carotovorum - -     + D8 Potato Kheir abad P.c.carotovorum - -     + D34 Potato Kheir abad P.c.carotovorum - -     + Ecc6 Potato Azarshahr P.c.carotovorum - -     + Ecc10 Potato Azarshahr P.c.carotovorum - -     + Ecc16 Potato Ajabshir P.c.carotovorum - -     + Ech21 Potato Azarshahr P.c.carotovorum + -     + Ech25 Potato Azarshahr P.c.carotovorum - -     + Ech33 Potato Sarab P.c.carotovorum - -     + Ecc42 Potato Torkamanchay P.c.carotovorum - -     + Eca52 Potato Sarab P.atrosepticum - - -   + Eco57 Carrot Sarab P.atrosepticum + -     + Ecc62 Carrot Bostan abad P.c.carotovorum - -     + Ecc74 Carrot Bostan abad P.c.carotovorum - -     + 62 Potato Dehgolan P.atrosepticum - - -   + 34 Potato Dehgolan P.atrosepticum - - -   + 49 Potato Dehgolan P.atrosepticum - - -   + 40 Potato Ghorve P.c.carotovorum - -     + unnamed Potato Ghorve P.c.carotovorum - -     + 44 Potato Ghorve P.c.carotovorum - -     + Ecc11523 - ICMPa P.c.carotovorum + +     - Ecc55990 - ICMP P.c.carotovorum + +     - Hd Potato Tajarg D.chrysanthemi - -   - - Hd3 Potato Tajarg D.chrysanthemi - -   - - Hd1 Potato Tajarg D.chrysanthemi - -   - - Hv Potato Tajarg D.chrysanthemi - -   - - E.c - IPIb E.coli         - K - IPI Klebsiella pneumonia         -

Table 2: List of bacterial strains tested in this study and their origins and detection of Iranian pectobacterium with primers Y1 and Y2, EXPCCF and EXPCCR, ECA1f and ECA2r, ADE1and ADE2 and designed primers S1f and S2r.