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Ralstonia solanacearum : secrets of a major pathogen unveiled by analysis of its genome

2002; Wiley; Volume: 3; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1046/j.1364-3703.2002.00102.x

1464-6722

Stéphane Genin, Christian Boucher,

Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis

Summary Ralstonia solanacearum Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; beta subdivision; Ralstonia group; genus Ralstonia Microbiological properties: Gram-negative, aerobic, motile rod. Disease symptoms: Agent of bacterial wilt of solanaceous plants, which appears as a sudden wilt. Typically, stem cross-sections ooze a whitish bacterial exudate. R. solanacearum is also the agent of the Moko disease of banana and brown rot of potato. Disease control: Pathogen-free seed and transplants. Few resistant and tolerant plant lines. Sanitation and cultural rotations. Useful web sites: http://ibws.nexenservices.com/;http://sequence.toulouse.inra.fr/R.solanacearum.html.