EPPO Global Database

Ralstonia solanacearum species complex(RALSSO)

Distribution details in Cuba

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, no details
Comments
The NPPO of Cuba (2014) stated that Moko disease has never been reported. The earlier record was based on a publication from Fernández Roseñada (1973) but as its exact content could not be verified, it is now considered as unreliable.

Feliciano et al. (2015): on potato and tomato.
References
* Feliciano EN, Lozano AY, García A, Zubiaur YM (2015) Diversidad genética de aislados de Ralstonia solanacearum de Cuba, mediante amplificación de las regiones repetitivas del genoma (REP-PCR) [Genetic diversity among Cuban strains of Ralstonia solanacearum assessed by repetitive sequence-based polymerase chain reaction (REP-PCR)] Revista de Protección Vegetal 30(1), 52-29 http://scielo.sld.cu/pdf/rpv/v30n1/rpv09115.pdf
------- R. solanacearum [phylotype II] (biovars 1 and 2) isolated from potato and tomato.

* Fernández Roseñada M (1973) Catálogo de enfermedades de plantas cubanas. ACC. Instituto de Investigaciones Tropicales, Serie Agrícola 27, 1-78.

* NPPO of Cuba, via correspondance with CABI (2014-02).