Ralstonia solanacearum species complex(RALSSO)
Distribution details in Madagascar
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2018: Present, widespread
Ravelomanantsoa et al. (2018): R. solanacearum [phylotype II] and R. pseudosolanacearum [phylotypes I and III] widespread and co-occur throughout the potato growing basins in the Malagasy Central Highlands.
* Ravelomanantsoa S, Vernière C, Rieux A, Costet L, Chiroleu F, Arribat S, Cellier G, Pruvost O, Poussier S, Robène I, Guérin F, Prior P (2018) Molecular epidemiology of bacterial wilt in the Madagascar highlands caused by Andean (Phylotype IIB-1) and African (Phylotype III) brown rot strains of the Ralstonia solanacearum Species Complex. Frontiers in Plant Science 8, 2258 DOI=10.3389/fpls.2017.02258