Ralstonia solanacearum species complex(RALSSO)
Distribution details in Brazil
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, no details
Brazil is considered a putative center of origin of Ralstonia solanacearum (phylotype II), but R. pseudosolanacearum (phylotype I) is also present in the country.
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/068) : Ralstonia syzygii subsp. syzygii found on Eucalyptus urophylla
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/068) : Ralstonia syzygii subsp. syzygii found on Eucalyptus urophylla
* Fonseca NR, Guimaraes LMS, Hermenegildo PS, Teixeira RU, Lopes CA, Alfenas AC (2013) Molecular characterization of Ralstonia solanacearum infecting Eucalyptus spp. in Brazil. Foresty Pathology doi:10.1111/efp.12073
------- Ralstonia wilt on eucalyptus was first found in 1980 in Minas Gerais and then in Para, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Maranhao, Santa Catarina and Goias.
* Freitas RG, Hermenegildo PS, Guimarães LMS, Zauza EAV, Badel JL, Alfenas AC (2020) Detection and characterization of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum infecting Eucalyptus sp. in Brazil. Forest Pathology 50, e12593
* Lopes CA, Rossato M (2018) History and status of selected hosts of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex causing bacterial wilt in Brazil. Frontiers in microbiology 13(9), 1228.
* Rezende RR, Morgan T, Quintero FO, Santos CC, Oliveira LS, Mafia RG, Rezende GD, Alfenas-Zerbini P (2025) First report of Ralstonia syzygii causing bacteria wilt on eucalyptus in Brazil. Plant Disease (early view). https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-24-2229-PDN.
* Robbs CF (1983) Anais do 1 Simposio sobre Bananeira Prata Cariacica ES, 7-11 de Novembro, 1983, 113-120. EMCAPA, Cariacica, Brazil.
------- race 2.
* Santiago TR, Lopes CA, Caetano‐Anollés G, Mizubuti ESG (2017) Phylotype and sequevar variability of Ralstonia solanacearum in Brazil, an ancient centre of diversity of the pathogen. Plant Pathology 66, 383-392.
* Santiago TR, Lopes CA, Caetano-Anollés G, Mizubuti ESG (2020) Genetic structure of Ralstonia solanacearum and Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum in Brazil. Plant Disease 104, 1019-1025
------- Ralstonia wilt on eucalyptus was first found in 1980 in Minas Gerais and then in Para, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Maranhao, Santa Catarina and Goias.
* Freitas RG, Hermenegildo PS, Guimarães LMS, Zauza EAV, Badel JL, Alfenas AC (2020) Detection and characterization of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum infecting Eucalyptus sp. in Brazil. Forest Pathology 50, e12593
* Lopes CA, Rossato M (2018) History and status of selected hosts of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex causing bacterial wilt in Brazil. Frontiers in microbiology 13(9), 1228.
* Rezende RR, Morgan T, Quintero FO, Santos CC, Oliveira LS, Mafia RG, Rezende GD, Alfenas-Zerbini P (2025) First report of Ralstonia syzygii causing bacteria wilt on eucalyptus in Brazil. Plant Disease (early view). https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-24-2229-PDN.
* Robbs CF (1983) Anais do 1 Simposio sobre Bananeira Prata Cariacica ES, 7-11 de Novembro, 1983, 113-120. EMCAPA, Cariacica, Brazil.
------- race 2.
* Santiago TR, Lopes CA, Caetano‐Anollés G, Mizubuti ESG (2017) Phylotype and sequevar variability of Ralstonia solanacearum in Brazil, an ancient centre of diversity of the pathogen. Plant Pathology 66, 383-392.
* Santiago TR, Lopes CA, Caetano-Anollés G, Mizubuti ESG (2020) Genetic structure of Ralstonia solanacearum and Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum in Brazil. Plant Disease 104, 1019-1025
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Present, no details | ||
| Bolivia | Present, widespread | ||
| Colombia | Present, no details | ||
| French Guiana | Present, no details | ||
| Guyana | Present, widespread | ||
| Paraguay | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Peru | Present, no details | ||
| Suriname | Present, no details | ||
| Uruguay | Present, widespread | ||
| Venezuela | Present, no details |