EPPO Global Database

Ralstonia solanacearum(RALSSL)

Distribution details in Philippines

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, no details
Comments
Villa et al. (2021): R. solanacearum [phylotype II] was found on potato, cooking banana with bugtok disease and dessert banana with Moko disease.
References
* N'Guessan CA, Brisse S, Le Roux-Nio A-C, Poussier S, Koné D, Wicker E (2013) Development of variable number of tandem repeats typing schemes for Ralstonia solanacearum, the agent of bacterial wilt, banana Moko disease and potato brown rot. Journal of Microbiological Methods 92, 366-374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2013.01.012
------- R. solanacearum [phylotype IIB-3] identified on reference isolate RUN-74 from banana.

* Villa JE, Horita M, Hyakumachi M, Tsuchiya K (2021) Pathogenic and genetic variability of Ralstonia solanacearum strains from the Philippines. Plant Pathology 70, 544– 554.