One of Australia's most endangered parrots is facing a new threat after being found to carry a destructive pathogen normally associated with several varieties of crops. James Cook University Microbiologist and Senior Lecturer Dr Subir Sarker found the plant pathogen Pantoea stewartii (P. stewartii) has infected the rare Western Ground Parrot . It's one of the world's rarest parrots, with less than 150 thought to be alive in the wild, and they are only found in a remote Western Australian national park.

https://www.miragenews.com/plant-pathogen-threatens-rare-parrot-1087829/

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