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Genetic diversity and host range variation of Ralstonia solanacearum strains entering North America.
Phytopathology - 1 Sept 2009
Norman David J, Zapata Mildred, Gabriel Dean W, Duan Y P, Yuen Jeanne M F, Mangravita-Novo Arianna, Donahoo Ryan S
Abstract excerpt
Each year, large volumes of ornamental and food plant propagative stock are imported into the North America; occasionally, Ralstonia solanacearum is found systemically infecting this plant material. In this study, 107 new R. solanacearum strains were collected over a 10-year period from imported propagative stock and compared with 32 previously characterized R. solanacearum strains using repetitive polymerase...
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