ABSTRACT
Abstract Ralstonia solanacearum is a heterogeneous species complex causing bacterial wilts in more than 450 plant species distributed in 54 families. The complexity of the genome and the wide diversity existing within the species has led to the concept of R. solanacearum species complex (RsSC). Here we report the genome sequence of the four strains (RS2, RS25, RS48 and RS75) belonging to three of the four phylotypes of R. solanacearum that cause potato bacterial wilt in India. The genome sequence data would be a valuable resource for the evolutionary, epidemiological studies and quarantine of this phytopathogen.
Subject(s)
Plant Diseases/microbiology , Solanum tuberosum/microbiology , DNA, Bacterial/chemistry , Genome, Bacterial , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Ralstonia solanacearum/genetics , Genotype , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Ralstonia solanacearum/isolation & purification , Ralstonia solanacearum/classification , IndiaABSTRACT
Genetic variability of the bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum (Burkholderiales: Burholderiaceae) in the banana-growing region of Uraba (Colombia). The banana moko disease, caused by the bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum, is one of the most important phytopathological problems of the banana agribusiness in tropical countries. In Uraba and Magdalena (Colombia), the main exporting regions of banana in Colombia, this disease causes a destruction estimated in 16.5ha/year. The bacterium presents an extremely high level of genetic variation that affects control measures. This is the first study of its variation in Colombia and was done with AFLP molecular markers on a population of 100 isolates from banana plants, soils and "weeds". The high level of genetic diversity, with Nei and Shannon indexes of h=0.32 and I=0.48, respectively, and the AMOVA, showed that this population is subestructured (Fst=0.66): the host is the main factor of differentiation. Even so, previous tests show that all varieties have pathogenicity on Musa. Rev. Biol. Trop. 58 (1): 31-44. Epub 2010 March 01.
La enfermedad del moko de las musáceas, causada por la bacteria Ralstonia solanacearum, es uno de los problemas fitopatológicos más importantes de la agroindustria del banano en los países tropicales. En Urabá y el Magdalena (Colombia), las principales regiones exportadoras de banano en Colombia, esta enfermedad provoca una destrucción estimada en 16.5ha/año. La bacteria presenta un nivel extremadamente alto de variación genética que afecta las medidas de control. Este es el primer estudio de su variación en Colombia y se hizo con los marcadores moleculares AFLP en una población de 100 aislamientos de plantas de banano, suelos y arvenses. El alto nivel de diversidad genética, con índices de Nei y de Shannon de h=0,32 y I=0,48, respectivamente, y la AMOVA, demostró que esta población es subestructurada (Fst=0,66): el hospedero es el principal factor de diferenciación. Aun así, las pruebas anteriores mostraron que todas las variedades presentan patogenicidad en Musa.