EPPO Global Database

Ralstonia solanacearum species complex(RALSSO)

Distribution details in Guam

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, no details
Comments
Reference from 1970s. Presumably race 1, but not quite certain.
References
* Ayin CM, Schlub RL, Yasuhara-Bell J, Alvarez AM (2015) Identification and characterization of bacteria associated with decline of ironwood (Casuarina equisetifolia) in Guam. Australasian Plant Pathology (2015) 44:225–234
------- R. pseudosolanacearum [phylotype I] identified from ironwood trees (Casuarina equisetifolia) with symptoms of decline since 2002.

* Ayin CM, Alvarez AM, Awana C et al. (2019) Ralstonia solanacearum, Ganoderma australe, and bacterial wetwood as predictors of ironwood tree (Casuarina equisetifolia) decline in Guam. Australasian Plant Pathology 48, 625–636 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13313-019-00666-8