EPPO Global Database

Ralstonia solanacearum(RALSSL)

Distribution details in Mexico

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, no details
Comments
Moko disease on banana, and bacterial wilt on tomato and potato.

EPPO Reporting Service (2013/098) : found on glasshouse tomatoes in Morelos.
References
* Álvarez E, Pantoja A, Gañán L, Ceballos G (2015) Current status of Moko disease and black sigatoka in Latin America and the Caribbean, and options for managing them CIAT publication No. 404
------- Moko disease (caused by R. solanacearum [phylotype II]) is officially recorded in Mexico.

* Hernández-Romano J, Ramírez-Rojas S, Ydrac-Morales CJ (2012) First report of Ralstonia solanacearum causing tomato bacterial wilt in Mexico. New Disease Reports 26, 22.
------- R. solanacearum [phylotype II] first reported on glasshouse tomatoes in Morelos.

* Kumar A, Prameela TP, Panja B (2014) Genetic characterization of an Indian isolate of Ralstonia solanacearum race 3/ biovar 2/ phylotype IIB from potato. Indian Phytopathology 67, 346-352
-------Isolate (UW276) from potato confirmed as R. solanacearum [phylotype II].

* Obrador‐Sánchez JA, Tzec‐Simá M, Higuera‐Ciapara I, Canto‐Canché B (2017) Genetic diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum strains from Mexico associated with moko disease. European Journal of Plant Pathology 149, 817–30
------- R. solanacearum [phylotype IIA-6] causing Moko disease in the states of Chiapas and Tabasco, which are responsible for >60% of total banana production in Mexico.


* Prior P, Ailloud F, Dalsing BL et al. (2016) Genomic and proteomic evidence supporting the division of the plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum into three species. BMC Genomics 17, 90 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-2413-z
------- Isolate (Po82) from potato confirmed as R. solanacearum [phylotype IIB-4].
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Belize Present, widespread view...
Guatemala Present, no details view...
United States of America Present, no details view...
United States of America North Carolina Present, no details view...
United States of America South Carolina Present, no details view...
United States of America Florida Present, no details view...
United States of America Louisiana Present, no details view...
United States of America Michigan Absent, pest eradicated view...
United States of America New Jersey Present, no details view...
United States of America Virginia Present, no details view...
United States of America Georgia Present, no details view...