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Contrasting genetic diversity and structure among Malagasy Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum phylotype I populations inferred from an optimized Multilocus Variable Number of Tandem Repeat Analysis scheme.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Rasoamanana Hasina, Ravelomanantsoa Santatra, Yahiaoui Noura, Dianzinga Niry, Rébert Emeline, Gauche Miharisoa-Mirana, Pecrix Yann, Costet Laurent, Rieux Adrien, Prior Philippe, Robène Isabelle, Cellier Gilles, Guérin Fabien, Poussier Stéphane
Abstract excerpt
The Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC), composed of three species and four phylotypes, are globally distributed soil-borne bacteria with a very broad host range. In 2009, a devastating potato bacterial wilt outbreak was declared in the central highlands of Madagascar, which reduced the production of vegetable crops including potato, eggplant, tomato and pepper. A molecular epidemiology study of...
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