EPPO Global Database

Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum(RALSPS)

Distribution details in Korea, Republic

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, widespread
References
* Cho H, Song ES, Lee YK, Lee S, Lee SW, Jo A, Lee BM, Kim JG, Hwang I (2018) Analysis of Genetic and Pathogenic Diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum Causing Potato Bacterial Wilt in Korea. The Plant Pathology Journal 34, 23-34.

* Jeong Y, Kim J, Kang Y, Lee S, Hwang I (2007) Genetic diversity and distribution of Korean isolates of Ralstonia solanacearum. Plant Disease. 91(10), 1277–1287.
------- R. pseudosolanacearum [phylotype I] (biovars 1, 3 and 4) identified among 478 isolates collected from various plants in South Korea between 1997 and 2005.

* Kim YS, Lim SR, Kim JW, Lee HJ, Park DH (2019) First report of Ralstonia solanacearum Phylotype I causing bacterial wilt on Rosa spp. in Korea. Plant Disease 2019 103:6, 1407. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-18-1604-PDN

* Lee I, Kim YS, Kim J-W, Park DH (2020) Genetic and pathogenic characterization of bacterial wilt pathogen, Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum (Ralstonia solanacearum Phylotype I), on roses in Korea. The Plant Pathology Journal 36(5), 440-449. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5423/PPJ.OA.06.2020.0095
------- race 1 and biovar 3 isolated from four areas in Korea, but diseased roses are frequently reported, indicating that this disease may be prevalent in Korean rose farms,. No control strategies currently implemented.