Institut für nationale und internationale Angelegenheiten der Pflanzengesundheit
Recent findings of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum (phylotype I) in surface water and in Solanum dulcamara in different places in Europe show that also the Ralstonia species that are considered ‘tropical’ can establish in Europe. Over the past decade, new plant species have been reported as hosts of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum (phylotype I) worldwide. In this light R. pseudosolanacearum (phylotype I but also III) and R. syzygii might become a threat to European agriculture. However, knowledge on the epidemiology, virulence/aggressiveness, detection and identification of these species and their subspecies is still largely missing.In this project it is aimed to erect a platform in which know-how is exchanged and learn practices between plant bacteriologists working with R. pseudosolanacearum and R. syzygii in different fields (e.g. diagnostics, research, epidemiology). Such a platform enables the multinational collaboration in e.g. initiating research projects, collection sharing and development of harmonized detection and identification protocols.
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
