EPPO Global Database

Ralstonia solanacearum species complex(RALSSO)

Distribution details in Sweden

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Absent, confirmed by survey
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, under eradication (2024-12)
Comments
Only Ralstonia solanacearum sensu stricto. See https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/RALSSL/distribution/SE

EPPO Reporting Service (1996/02) : no trace remains of infections on wild Solanum dulcamara in 1970s. Never found in recent years.

Considered eradicated in 1983.

EPPO Reporting Service (2010/099) : detected in 2009 in 2 production sites of ware potatoes, under eradication. The pathogen is expected to be transient.

From NPPO (2019): eradicated.

From NPPO (2021): official surveys conducted since 1995. 2 cases confirmed in 2009 (see above), eradicated in 2012.

From NPPO (2024): found in seed potatoes in 1 site. Under eradication
References
* NPPO of Sweden (1995, 2010-03, 2019-02, 2021-02, 2024-12).

* Olsson K (1976) Experience of brown rot caused by Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith in Sweden. EPPO Bulletin 6(4), 199-207.

* Olsson K (1976) Proceedings of the First International Planning conference and Workshop on the ecology and control of bacterial wilt caused by Pseudomonas solanacearum, pp. 105-109.

* Parkinson N, Bryant R, Bew J, Conyers C, Stones R, Alcock M and Elphinstone J (2013) Application of variable-number tandem-repeat typing to discriminate Ralstonia solanacearum strains associated with English watercourses and disease outbreaks. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 79 (19)
------- Isolates from potato and Solanum dulcamara from 1970s confirmed as R. solanacearum [phylotype IIB-1].

* Persson P (1998) Successful eradication of Ralstonia solanacearum from Sweden. EPPO Bulletin 28(1-2), 113-120.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Finland Absent, confirmed by survey view...
Norway Absent, confirmed by survey view...