Surveying and fast detection of ralstonia solanacearum bacterium in some Egyptian governorates
Hanafy, M. S.
Surveying and fast detection of ralstonia solanacearum bacterium in some Egyptian governorates [electronic resource] الحصر والكشف السريع لبكتيريا الستونيا سولانسيرم المسبب المرضي لمرض العفن البني علي البطاطس في بعض المحافظات المصرية - p.405-416.
Includes bibliographic reference
Naturally infected potato plants showing bacterial wilt symptoms were collected from different habitats and
used for isolation of R. solanacearum pathogen. Also, isolation was carried out from soil, water canals, weeds and
some other common crops (Pepper, Tomato, Banana, Snap Bean, Com, Eggplant, Onion, Cabbage and Clover).
All isolates showed typical and atypical morphological growth of R. solanacearum on Selective Medium South
Africa medium (SMSA). Out of suspected 321 isolates of R. solanacearum, only 209 isolates were positive when
identified using lmmunofluorescence antibody stain test (IFAS) while the rest were negative. When these 209
isolates were identified again by growing on SMSA medium, only 194 isolates were positive as typical forms of
R. solanacearum while the restl5 isolates appeared as atypical forms of R. solanacearum. Selected sixty-six
isolates of those identi.fied as typical or atypical forms of R. solanacearum were tested for their virulence. Results
indicate that all tested 66 isolates could infect potato plants (cv. Spunta), where disease severity (DS %) ranged
between 26.4% - 100 % when incubated for 20 days. In this respect, MktT-17 (Menofia - EL Kawady - typical -
tuber isolate) isolate was the highest infective one. While, the least infective isolate was BhhaWa-53 (Beheira -
Kom Hamada - atypical - water) isolate, at the same period of incubation. Also, the rest of other isolates were
infective and caused bacterial wilt symptoms below 98.4% and over 28.0%. All atypical forms of R. so/anacearum
isolates were less infective than the typical forms which were more virulent in this respect. Also, all sixty-six
tested isolates of typical or atypical R. solanacearum were infective and caused bacterial wilt symptoms of tomato
plants ( cv. Ponto) which reached 100%DS but they differed in the time of incubation. The typical isolates were
more virulent and fast in their infection on tomato plants (cv. Ponto). The highest DS% on tomato plants (cv.
Ponto) was recorded with the typical R. solanacearum isolate MktT-17 (Menofia - EL Kawady - typical - tuber)
to be I00% at 4 days of incubation period. While, the lowest DS% was recorded with MmtOB-47 (Menofia - Om
saber - typical - other common crop - Banana) isolate where it recorded 100% DS at 10 days of incubation period.
Moreover, the fastest atypical form of R. solanacearum was GhzaS-55 (Gharbia - Kafr el Zayat - atypical - Soil)
isolate which causing I00% wilt DS on tomato plants ( cv. Ponto) at 9 days ofincubation period while, the slowest
atypical ones were BhhaS-56 (Beheira - Korn Hamada - atypical - soil), GdaS-62 (Giza - Wardan - atypical -
soil) and GHzaOT-64 (Gharbia- Kafr el zayat atypical- other common crop - Tomato) isolate which caused 100%
wilt DS on tomato plants (cv. Ponto) at 15 days of incubation period.
Summary in Arabic
Ralstonia solanacearum--Egypt
Bacterial wilt of potato--Egypt
Potatoes--Diseases and pests.--Egypt
Surveying and fast detection of ralstonia solanacearum bacterium in some Egyptian governorates [electronic resource] الحصر والكشف السريع لبكتيريا الستونيا سولانسيرم المسبب المرضي لمرض العفن البني علي البطاطس في بعض المحافظات المصرية - p.405-416.
Includes bibliographic reference
Naturally infected potato plants showing bacterial wilt symptoms were collected from different habitats and
used for isolation of R. solanacearum pathogen. Also, isolation was carried out from soil, water canals, weeds and
some other common crops (Pepper, Tomato, Banana, Snap Bean, Com, Eggplant, Onion, Cabbage and Clover).
All isolates showed typical and atypical morphological growth of R. solanacearum on Selective Medium South
Africa medium (SMSA). Out of suspected 321 isolates of R. solanacearum, only 209 isolates were positive when
identified using lmmunofluorescence antibody stain test (IFAS) while the rest were negative. When these 209
isolates were identified again by growing on SMSA medium, only 194 isolates were positive as typical forms of
R. solanacearum while the restl5 isolates appeared as atypical forms of R. solanacearum. Selected sixty-six
isolates of those identi.fied as typical or atypical forms of R. solanacearum were tested for their virulence. Results
indicate that all tested 66 isolates could infect potato plants (cv. Spunta), where disease severity (DS %) ranged
between 26.4% - 100 % when incubated for 20 days. In this respect, MktT-17 (Menofia - EL Kawady - typical -
tuber isolate) isolate was the highest infective one. While, the least infective isolate was BhhaWa-53 (Beheira -
Kom Hamada - atypical - water) isolate, at the same period of incubation. Also, the rest of other isolates were
infective and caused bacterial wilt symptoms below 98.4% and over 28.0%. All atypical forms of R. so/anacearum
isolates were less infective than the typical forms which were more virulent in this respect. Also, all sixty-six
tested isolates of typical or atypical R. solanacearum were infective and caused bacterial wilt symptoms of tomato
plants ( cv. Ponto) which reached 100%DS but they differed in the time of incubation. The typical isolates were
more virulent and fast in their infection on tomato plants (cv. Ponto). The highest DS% on tomato plants (cv.
Ponto) was recorded with the typical R. solanacearum isolate MktT-17 (Menofia - EL Kawady - typical - tuber)
to be I00% at 4 days of incubation period. While, the lowest DS% was recorded with MmtOB-47 (Menofia - Om
saber - typical - other common crop - Banana) isolate where it recorded 100% DS at 10 days of incubation period.
Moreover, the fastest atypical form of R. solanacearum was GhzaS-55 (Gharbia - Kafr el Zayat - atypical - Soil)
isolate which causing I00% wilt DS on tomato plants ( cv. Ponto) at 9 days ofincubation period while, the slowest
atypical ones were BhhaS-56 (Beheira - Korn Hamada - atypical - soil), GdaS-62 (Giza - Wardan - atypical -
soil) and GHzaOT-64 (Gharbia- Kafr el zayat atypical- other common crop - Tomato) isolate which caused 100%
wilt DS on tomato plants (cv. Ponto) at 15 days of incubation period.
Summary in Arabic
Ralstonia solanacearum--Egypt
Bacterial wilt of potato--Egypt
Potatoes--Diseases and pests.--Egypt