EPPO Global Database

Ralstonia solanacearum species complex(RALSSO)

Distribution details in Brazil

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, no details
Comments
Brazil is considered a putative center of origin of Ralstonia solanacearum (phylotype II), but R. pseudosolanacearum (phylotype I) is also present in the country.
References
* 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.

* 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
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Argentina Present, no details view...
Bolivia Present, widespread view...
Colombia Present, no details view...
French Guiana Present, no details view...
Guyana Present, widespread view...
Paraguay Present, restricted distribution view...
Peru Present, no details view...
Suriname Present, no details view...
Uruguay Present, widespread view...
Venezuela Present, no details view...