R. solanacearum Race 3 biovar 2, which causes potato brown rot and Southern wilt of
geranium, is a high-consequence quarantine pathogen in Europe and North America and …

Ralstonia solanacearum species complex phylotype IV strains, which have been primarily
isolated from Indonesia, Australia, Japan, Korea, and Malaysia, have undergone recent …

ABSTRACT A fluorogenic (TaqMan) PCR assay was developed to detect Ralstonia
solanacearum strains. Two fluorogenic probes were utilized in a multiplex reaction; one …

Rapid-cycle real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods may revolutionize the
manner in which plant pathogens are identified and diseases are diagnosed. As the …

Plant xylem fluid is considered a nutrient-poor environment, but the bacterial wilt pathogen
Ralstonia solanacearum is well adapted to it, growing to 108 to 109 CFU/g tomato stem. To …

Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith 1896) Yabuuchi et al. 1996 is ranked second among the top
10 most economically important plant pathogenic bacteria. The soil-borne bacterium affects …

Ralstonia solanacearum race 3, biovar 2 is a soilborne bacterium that causes potato brown
rot disease in temperate and subtropical climates. Recent outbreaks of this disease in …

An 8× draft genome was obtained and annotated for Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar
2 (R3B2) strain UW551, a United States Department of Agriculture Select Agent isolated …

In December 1999, a sample of imported Pelargonium zonale cuttings was found to be
infected by Ralstonia solanacearum in the UK. From September to December 2000 …

Ralstonia solanacearum, the devastating causal agent of potato bacterial wilt, is a soil-borne
bacterium that can survive in the soil for a long time. The development of sensitive on-field …