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Genotypic and Phenotypic Analyses Show Ralstonia solanacearum Cool Virulence Is a Quantitative Trait Not Restricted to "Race 3 Biovar 2".
Phytopathology - 1 Dec 2024
Dewberry Ronnie J, Sharma Parul, Prom Jessica L, Kinscherf Noah A, Lowe-Power Tiffany, Mazloom Reza, Zhang Xuemei, Liu Haijie, Arif Mohammad, Stulberg Michael, Heath Lenwood S, Eversole Kellye, Beattie Gwyn A, Vinatzer Boris A, Allen Caitilyn
Abstract excerpt
Most Ralstonia solanacearum species complex strains cause bacterial wilts in tropical or subtropical zones, but the group known as race 3 biovar 2 (R3bv2) is cool virulent and causes potato brown rot at lower temperatures. R3bv2 has invaded potato-growing regions around the world but is not established in the United States. Phylogenetically, R3bv2 corresponds to a subset of the R. solanacearum phylotype IIB...
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