EPPO Global Database

Ralstonia solanacearum(RALSSL)

Distribution details in Chile

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, no details
Comments
On potato, tomato.
References
* Ciampi-Panno L (1984) Bacterial wilt of potato in Chile. Plant Disease 68, 822-823.
------- First report of R. solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 (presumably R. solanacearum [phylotype IIB-1]) on stored potato in the 1983-84 crop season in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago.

* Fegan M, Tagahavi M, Sly LI and Hayward AC (1998) Phylogeny, diversity and molecular diagnostics of Ralstonia solanacearum. In: Bacterial wilt diseases: Molecular and ecological aspects. P Prior, C Allen and J Elphinstone (eds.) Springer Verlag Berlin. pp. 19-33.
------- Reference isolates collected from potato in Chile in 1983 (CIP223 and CIP238) type as R. solanacearum [phylotype IIB-2].

* Vasconez IN, Besoain X, Vega-Celedón P, Valenzuela M and Seeger M (2020) First report of bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum Phylotype IIB Sequevar 1 affecting tomato in different regions of Chile. Plant Disease 104, 2023
------- from June 2017 to December 2019, samples of diseased tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) were collected from Azapa Valley from the northern region of Arica y Parinacota (desertic climate) and in central Chile (warm and template climate), in the localities of Quillota and Olmué from Valparaíso Region, and Pichidegua from O’Higgins Region. Isolates from all areas were identified as R. solanacearum [phylotype IIB-1].

Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Argentina Present, no details view...
Bolivia Present, widespread view...
Peru Present, no details view...