A Meta-analysis of the known Global Distribution and Host Range of the Ralstonia Species Complex

Abstract

AbstractThe Ralstonia species complex is a genetically diverse group of plant wilt pathogens. Ralstonia strains are classified by a “phylotype-sequevar” phylogenetic system. Since the development of the phylotype-sequevar system, over one hundred papers have described the genetic diversity of Ralstonia strains isolated from agriculturally important crops, ornamental plants, and plants in natural ecosystems. Our goal is to create a database that contains the reported global distribution and host range of Ralstonia sequevars. In this third release, we have catalogued information from 93 manuscripts that report one or more Ralstonia strain isolated from 86 geographic regions. The database is hosted as a GitHub repository (https://github.com/lowepowerlab/Ralstonia_Global_Diversity) that will be updated regularly.