EPPO Global Database

Ralstonia solanacearum species complex(RALSSO)

Distribution details in Australia (Northern Territory)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, no details
Comments
Biotypes 3 and 4 are currently assigned to phylotype I, and Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum.
References
* Plant Health Australia Ltd (2021) Biosecurity plan for the potato industry (version 3.2, 2021). Plant health Australia, Canberra, ACT. 166 pp

* Pitkethley RN (1981) Host range and biotypes of Pseudomonas solanacearum in the Northern Territory. Australasian Plant Pathology 10(3), 46–47.
------- biotypes 3 and 4

* Wicker E, Lefeuvre P, de Cambiaire JC, Lemaire C, Poussier S, Prior P (2012) Contrasting recombination patterns and demographic histories of the plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum inferred from MLSA. The ISME Journal 6, 961–974 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2011.160
------- a strain isolated from tomato in the Northern Territory of Australia in 1979 was identified as R. syzygii subsp. indonesiensis