Microsoft Word - 15-Agra_28431-review.doc 1722 Review Article Biosci. J., Uberlândia, v. 31, n. 6, p. 1722-1737, Nov./Dec. 2015 OCCURRENCE AND DIVERSITY OF Ralstonia solanacearum POPULATIONS IN BRAZIL OCORRÊNCIA E DIVERSIDADE DE POPULAÇÕES DE Ralstonia solanacearum NO BRASIL Tâmara Prado de MORAIS1; Carlos Alberto LOPES2; Nilvanira Donizete TEBALDI3; José Magno Queiroz LUZ3 1. PhD. Student, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia-UFU, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil; 2. Researcher, Embrapa Hortaliças, Brasília, DF, Brazil; 3. Professor, PhD., Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, UFU, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil. nilvanira@iciag.ufu.br; jmagno@umuarama.ufu.br ABSTRACT: Ralstonia solanacearum is a gram-negative soil-borne bacterium capable of infection of hundreds of vegetable species over more than 50 botanical families, causing bacterial wilt, except for bananas, when the disease is called Moko. It deserves special attention, from all other plant pathogenic bacteria, for its high phenotypic and genotypic plasticity, a characteristic that makes disease control extremely difficult. In this context, frequent and necessary surveys are conduct in the attempt of characterizing the prevailing strains of R. solanacearum in each region where the disease has been reported. However, knowledge about occurrence and diversity of R. solanacearum in Brazil is fragmented and in some cases, based on inconclusive studies with few strains, little representative of a given region. The need to obtain a greater picture guided this review. The occurrence of this bacterium in Brazilian States and the possible causes for its dissemination are presented, with emphasis on studies of genetic variability of populations of R. solanacearum in the country. The compiled results report a wide distribution of the bacterium in Brazil and great variability of its populations among locations. Partly due to the difficulty of detecting small titer of bacteria in samples, paucity of information about the origin of inoculum in certain regions is observed, as well as the need for detecting the presence of the pathogen in asymptomatic plants, potato tubers with latent infections, soil, and water, which are the major causes of bacterial dissemination into areas without any disease history. KEYWORDS: Bacterial wilt. Phylotypes. Genetic diversity. Phenotypic characterization. INTRODUCTION Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum [(SMITH, 1896) YABUUCHI et al., 1996], was apparently first observed in tobacco plants in Japan, at the end of the 17th century (KELMAN, 1953). Since then, several reports suggest the introduction of the bacterium into new areas, or the existence of different centers of origin for this pathogen, besides those about the occupation of some soil, climate, and new host niches around the world due to the evolution of the bacterium. In Brazil, the disease was first reported by Von Parseval, in 1922, in tobacco crops in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (TAKATSU; LOPES, 1997). Detailed information about the disease history and pathogen dissemination around the world can be found in Lopes (2005). The pathogen causing bacterial wilt was first described as Bacillus solanacearum by Smith (1896). Subsequently, it was classified as Bacterium solanacearum (CHESTER, 1898), Pseudomonas solanacearum [(SMITH, 1896) SMITH, 1914], Phytomonas solanaceara [(SMITH, 1896) BERGEY et al., 1923], and Burkholderia solanacearum [(SMITH, 1896) YABUUCHI et al., 1992]. Three years after the last classification, the species was moved to the present genus Ralstonia [(SMITH, 1896) comb. nov. YABUUCHI et al., 1995] and its validation published in 1996 (YABUUCHI et al., 1996). Ralstonia solanacearum is a vascular pathogen and is widely distributed in tropical, subtropical, and temperate climate regions affecting several crops, including monocots as well as dicots (BUDDENHAGEN; KELMAN, 1964; HAYWARD, 1994). In Brazil, the most affected species are solanaceae such as potato, tomato, bell pepper, eggplant, tobacco, and gilo, but also include banana, heliconia, eucalypt, and castor beans, among others (MALAVOLTA JÚNIOR et al., 2008). Such wide geographical distribution and host range can be attributed to the species genetic heterogeneity, including divergent strains with more than 30% dissimilarity (REMENANT et al., 2010), which confers it the definition of a species complex (FEGAN; PRIOR, 2005). Ralstonia solanacearum can be disseminated by soil adhered to machinery and implements, by water, and propagation materials such as potato tubers, rhizomes, and seedlings. Except for some strains from banana that can be Received: 05/12/14 Accepted: 10/06/15 1723 Occurrence and diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum… MORAIS, T. P. et al. Biosci. J., Uberlândia, v. 31, n. 6, p. 1722-1737, Nov./Dec. 2015 transmitted by insects visiting flowers, plants are usually infected from the root system. By penetrating through wounds, which can be minimal such as those caused by the emergence of secondary roots, the bacteria quickly colonize the xylem vessels. Colonized vessels become inoperative for water transport from roots to shoots resulting in brown discoloration of vascular tissues, stunting, wilt, and death of the infected plant. Control of bacterial wilt is difficult, since the pathogen can survive for many years in infested soil and weeds. Plant breeding for resistant cultivars, considered as the best control strategy for the bacteriosis, is troublesome due to the lack of good resistance sources among the vegetable species and the genetic diversity of the pathogen (LOPES, 2005; REMENANT et al., 2010). In Brazil, bacterial wilt has been reported in all States and is responsible for expressive decline in yield of agriculturally important crops and the condemnation of growing fields, especially those dedicated to the certification of potato seeds. Infested areas become useless for growing susceptible species such as potato, tomato, bell pepper, and banana. Due to the economic losses caused by R. solanacearum, knowledge about its regional occurrence and variability is mandatory. Presently, great emphasis has been given to population genetic studies of this bacterium, which are fundamental for the understanding of the specific resistance of cultivars to certain locations and on the development of control strategies. Until now, knowledge about occurrence and diversity of R. solanacearum in Brazilian regions was fragmented and in some cases, based only on the inclusion of few strains, often not representing the local variability. Thus, this review presents the bacterium distribution in the country, relating it to economically important vegetable species and discussing possible causes of its dissemination. Studies about the genetic variability of R. solanacearum and the discrimination of Brazilian strains according to the current classification scheme for this bacterium are also presented. REVIEW Ralstonia solanacearum races and biovars in Brazil Presently, Ralstonia solanacearum variability is represented by five pathogenic races (as a function of the host range) and six biovars (based on their ability to metabolize sugars and alcohols) (BUDDENHAGEN; SEQUEIRA; KELMAN, 1962; BUDDENHAGEN, 1986; HAYWARD, 1991; HAYWARD, 1994; HAYWARD; FEGAN, 2004). In Brazil, surveys done in several geographical regions indicated the existence of races 1, 2, and 3, associated to several agriculturally important crops and some ornamental plants. Biovar 1 has been reported in all regions of the country, while biovar 2 predominates in mild climates (South, Southeast and Middle-West), and biovar 3 in the North and Northeast. Biovars 4 and 5 have not been reported in the country (Table 1). Table 1. Occurrence of Ralstonia solanacearum biovars and races in Brazil. Host Biovar Race State/Region Reference Potato 1 2 2T 1 3 RS, PR, SC, Middle-West LOPES; NAZARENO; FURIATTI, 1993; FRENCH et al., 1993; MACIEL et al., 2001; MACIEL; DUARTE; SILVEIRA, 2004; SILVEIRA; DUARTE; MORAES, 2002; SILVEIRA et al., 2005; SANTANA et al., 2012 Tomato 1 2T 3 1 AM, RS, TO, RR, DF COELHO NETTO et al., 2003, 2004; SILVEIRA et al., 2006; COSTA; FERREIRA; LOPES, 2007; LIMA NETO et al., 2009; LIMA et al., 2010 Eggplant 1 1 RS, AM COELHO NETTO et al., 2004; SILVEIRA et al., 2006 Eucalypt 1 2T 3 ES, SC, MA, MG, BA, PA, GO, AM SUDO; OLIVEIRA; PEREIRA, 1983; DIANESE; TAKATSU, 1985; DRISTIG; DIANESE; TAKATSU, 1988; ROBBS; CRUZ; RODRIGUES NETO, 1988; ALFENAS et al., 2006; AUER; SANTOS; RODRIGUES NETO, 2008; MAFIA et al., 2012; MARQUES et al., 2012; FONSECA et al., 2014 Geranium 2 3 SP ALMEIDA et al., 2003 Bell pepper 1 3 1 AM, BA, ES, MA, PB, PE, PR, RJ, RO, RR, SP MARTINS; TAKATSU; REIFSCHNEIDER, 1988; MARIANO; CABRAL; SILVA, 1988, MARIANO et al., 1989; COELHO NETTO et al., 2004; LOPES; CARVALHO; BOITEUX, 2005; MALAVOLTA JÚNIOR et al., 2008; GARCIA et al., 2013 Capsicum chinense 3 1 AM COELHO NETTO et al., 2004 1724 Occurrence and diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum… MORAIS, T. P. et al. Biosci. J., Uberlândia, v. 31, n. 6, p. 1722-1737, Nov./Dec. 2015 Jacq. Capsicum frutensens L. 3 1 AM COELHO NETTO et al., 2004 Gilo 2T 3 1 TO, AM COELHO NETTO et al., 2004; LIMA NETO et al., 2009 Tobacco 1 3 1 RS, BA, PR, SC, PB, PE DUARTE; DALBOSCO; TASSA, 2003; SILVEIRA et al., 2006; VIANA; BERGER; DUARTE, 2012 Solanaceae 2T 3 GO, DF, MG, BA, PR SANTANA et al., 2012 Heliconia 1 2 AP, PA, AM, PE, SE, RO, RR, DF ASSIS et al., 2005; ZOCOLLI et al., 2009; RODRIGUES et al., 2011; CONABAN, 2012 Banana 1 2 AP, BA, PA, AM, PE, SE, RO, RR TOKESHI; DUARTE, 1976; FREIRE; CARDOSO; VIANA, 2003; VIEIRA JÚNIOR et al., 2010; TALAMINI et al., 2010; RODRIGUES et al., 2011; CONABAN, 2012 Castor bean ND ND Northeast, PB MARIANO; SILVEIRA; MICHEREFF, 1998; SOARES et al., 2010 Chicory 1 PA COSTA; FERREIRA; LOPES, 2007 Bean 1 RJ AKIBA et al., 1980 Cucumber 1 3 AM PARENTE; TAKATSU; LOPES, 1988 Passion fruit ND ND PA LOPES et al., 1999 Squash 1 1 SP SINIGAGLIA et al., 2001 Olive tree 1 ND MG TEBALDI et al., 2014 ND: not determined. Race 1, accommodating biovars 1 and 3, is frequently found in the North Region reinforcing indications that R. solanacearum has its center of origin in the Amazon (HAYWARD, 1991). Despite that, this race has affected many tomato, potato, bell pepper, gilo, and tobacco crops in all Brazilian regions (MARTINS; TAKATSU; REIFSCHNEIDER, 1988; COELHO NETTO et al., 2003; DUARTE; DALBOSCO; TASSA, 2003; LOPES; CARVALHO; BOITEUX, 2005; MALAVOLTA JÚNIOR et al., 2008; LIMA NETO et al., 2009; LIMA et al., 2010). Dissemination of race 1 throughout the country could be due to the introduction of contaminated seedlings coming from other regions of the country or from abroad. After the cultivation of diseased plants, the soil also becomes an inoculum source infecting subsequent crops, especially those of solanaceae. However, Felix et al. (2012) stated that in soils where race 1 is not native, its survival in the lack of hosts is limited to up to 11 weeks. Those authors evaluated 10 different soil types although a single bacterial strain (A1-9Rif), which makes difficult to generalize in face of the variability within race 1 and the efficacy of Ralstonia populations in extracting nutrients from the soil for their survival in the absence of the host. In the Middle-West, R1Bv1 (Race 1, Biovar 1) was reported in solanaceae by Takatsu, Silva and Reifschneider in 1984. Subsequently, its occurrence was reported in potato in South of Brazil, although in lower frequency than R3Bv2 (LOPES; NAZARENO; FURIATTI, 1993; MACIEL et al., 2001; SILVEIRA; DUARTE; MORAES, 2002; SILVEIRA et al., 2005). Moreover, under special conditions of moisture and temperature, it has caused significant losses in commercial eucalypt nurseries in the States of Espírito Santo, Santa Catarina, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Pará, and Goiás (ALFENAS et al., 2006; AUER; SANTOS; RODRIGUES NETO, 2008). Recent observations of bacterial wilt in eucalypts indicate the existence of potential primary inoculum sources in the formation and management of clonal mini-gardens. The hypotheses include the transmission of the pathogen through seedlings with latent or quiescent infections, through rooting substrate, irrigation water, or even through weeds naturally present in the nurseries (MAFIA et al., 2012). R3Bv2 is known as the “potato-race” and, differently from race 1, presents a restricted number of host species. It is most commonly found, with no exclusivity, in crops in the South and Southeast, where most of the potato is grown in country (FRENCH et al., 1993; LOPES; NAZARENO; FURIATTI, 1993; MACIEL et al., 2001; SILVEIRA; DUARTE; MORAES, 2002). Besides affecting potato crops, this race was found associated to geranium (Pelargonium zonale) in the State of São Paulo (ALMEIDA et al., 2003). The occurrence of the bacterium in this ornamental plant is worrisome since Brazil exports geranium 1725 Occurrence and diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum… MORAIS, T. P. et al. Biosci. J., Uberlândia, v. 31, n. 6, p. 1722-1737, Nov./Dec. 2015 seedlings to several countries (ROSSATO, 2012). Although the source of contamination has not been determined, it could be associated to the substrate or to irrigation water, and the distribution of infected material could have been from a nursery or flower grower. Quarantine measures should be adopted and soil and irrigation systems inspected to avoid the exchange in contaminated plants and to prevent the dissemination of the pathogen to other areas, including those directed for potato production. The occurrence of a given R. solanacearum race or biovar in a region may not be exclusive. Trials done in Rio Grande do Sul (RS), for instance, between 1997 and 1999, characterized 94% and 6% of R. solanacearum isolates as R3Bv2 and R1Bv1, respectively, in different potato cultivars and planting seasons (MACIEL et al., 2001; SILVEIRA; DUARTE; MORAES, 2002). High frequency of R3Bv2 was expected and confirms the hypothesis of prevalence of this biovar in that State, probably due to milder temperatures (14 to 22oC) during the major growing season. In turn, the occurrence of R1Bv1 in spring crops indicates that late plantings are less favorable to that biovar. However, in tomato, eggplant, and tobacco grown in the same State, the predominance of R1Bv1 was identified (SILVEIRA et al., 2006). These results demonstrate that climate and soil conditions in RS allow the occurrence of both biovars, with the predominance of one of them determined by the host plant and planting season. In the South of Brazil, the introduction of R1Bv1 strains through contaminated seed-potato and the subsequent increase of its population in the soil could explain its incidence. Thus, despite R1Bv1, apparently, having less ability to persist as a latent infection in tubers than R3Bv2, it can be transmitted by contaminated propagation material and become prevalent in regions or planting seasons with higher temperatures. Biovar 2 Tropical (2T), also known as N2, metabolically more versatile than biovar 2 Andine (2A), has been occasionally found in Brazil. This biovar was isolated from areas planted for the first time with solanaceae in the Amazon region, after the forest was felled, suggesting the presence of a yet non-identified native host for R. solanacearum in the forest (COELHO NETTO et al., 2004). Biovar 2T occurs in low altitude tropical climate regions and seems to have the Amazon region as its center or origin, presenting lower soil survival than biovars 1 or 3 (COELHO NETTO et al., 2004). In Brazil, besides the Amazon, this biovar has been found in Distrito Federal, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Bahia, and Paraná, infecting solanaceae (SANTANA et al., 2012). Recently, Marques et al. (2012) described and characterized R3Bv2T in Eucalyptus urophylla x E. grandis forests in Alexânia county- GO. Infer how this biovar was disseminated to other Brazilian States is audacious, although some possibilities can be considered. The first one would be the introduction of contaminated propagation material from Amazon areas with history of bacterial wilt. The second one would be the natural occurrence of this pathogen in soils of these States in which, in the presence of host plants and favorable climate conditions, the disease occurred. Finally, it could be that some strains, previously described as biovar 2, are, in fact, biovar 2T. This hypothesis is based on the lack of trealose test in some published reports, since the use of this carbohydrate for biovar identification is not part of the usual protocol. The studies mentioned above confirm the high adaptability, versatility, and host range of R. solanacearum, warning about possible foci of bacterial wilt in locations where disease had not occurred previously and in species, until then, not considered as hosts. Among “non-traditional” host plants reported in Brazil are the common bean (AKIBA et al., 1980), eucalypt (DRISTIG; DIANESE; TAKATSU, 1988), cucumber (PARENTE; TAKATSU; LOPES, 1988), passion fruit (LOPES et al., 1999), squash (SINIGAGLIA et al., 2001), soybean, peas (BRINGEL; TAKATSU; UESUGI, 2001), and olive trees (TEBALDI et al., 2014), besides several weeds (MALAVOLTA JÚNIOR et al., 2008). Coffee was also included in this list under artificial inoculation conditions (LOPES; ROSSATO; BOITEUX, 2009). Race 2 of R. solanacearum causes the disease known as the Banana’s Moko, first reported in Brazil by Tokeshi and Duarte in 1976 at the Federal Territory of Amapá (now State of Pará). Since then, this race was disseminated to some States of the North and Northeast region (FREIRE; CARDOSO; VIANA, 2003; COELHO NETTO et al., 2004; ANDRADE et al., 2009). Race 2 is considered as a present quarantine pest (A2), occurring in the States of Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, and Sergipe, and is restricted only to banana (Musa spp.) and Heliconia spp. (CONABAN, 2012; MAPA, 2013). Survival of the bacteria in dryland cropping areas, in contrast to floodplains of the Amazon, in the lack of the host and during the dry season, is two months long, and four months in the rainy season (CONABAN, 2012), highlighting that soil moisture is fundamental for its survival. Planting material has an important 1726 Occurrence and diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum… MORAIS, T. P. et al. Biosci. J., Uberlândia, v. 31, n. 6, p. 1722-1737, Nov./Dec. 2015 role in the dissemination of Moko disease, both for short and long range spread. Surveys done in the the State of Rondônia between 2007 and 2010 showed the occurrence of Moko in several counties (VIEIRA JÚNIOR et al., 2010). However, according to these authors, there was a reduction in disease dissemination within the State in comparison with the surveys of 2004 and 2007 (first semester). Similarly, Talamini et al. (2010) observed that the disease is decreasing in Sergipe, indicating a satisfactory quarantine control. In contrast, the bacterium (R2Bv1) was reported in heliconia and ornamental Musa sp. in Distrito Federal (ZOCCOLI; TOMITA; UESUGI, 2009). It is presumed that the introduction of contaminated seedlings, mostly from the North of Brazil, is the inoculum source. A study done by Rodrigues et al. (2011) revealed that strains isolated from Musa or Heliconia (R2Bv1) are able to cause wilt symptoms in Strelitzia. This result indicates the pathogenic potential of the bacterium for this plant species or, at least, that Strelitzia seedlings can be used as test plants for the presumptive diagnosis of Moko disease in banana. Castor bean plants (Ricinus communis) were found, in 2009, with wilt symptoms and dieback in an experimental area of the Universidade Federal da Paraíba. The causal agent was identified as R. solanacearum (SOARES et al., 2010). This was the first report of this disease in the micro-region of Areia/PB. Previously, the bacterium had been reported in castor bean by Mariano, Silveira and Michereff in 1998. Although the studies do not report the biovar to which the strains belong, they are supposed to be Bv3, commonly found in the North and Northeast regions of the country. As to the occurrence of bacterial wilt in ornamental plants in Brazil, the first report was done by Gonçalves (1937) in Dahlia sp. Since then, the disease was described in 24 ornamental host plants, including economically important species such as begonia, geranium, chrysanthemum, and heliconia (ALMEIDA et al., 2003; MALAVOLTA JÚNIOR et al., 2008; ZOCCOLI; TOMITA; UESUGI, 2009). Importation of different flower varieties with latent infection could be the cause for bacterium dissemination in ornamental plants. Genetic diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum in Brazil Despite its common use, the previously mentioned R. solanacearum classification into races and biovars has the inconvenience of inconsistency since it is based on phenotypical characteristics. The advances in molecular biology and genome sequencing of strain GMI1000 (SALANOUBAT et al., 2002) made possible to genotypically characterize the bacterium and study its variability. In this context, a new hierarchical classification scheme was proposed, with four taxonomic levels: species, phylotype, sequevar and clone (FEGAN; PRIOR, 2005). Among the techniques used for molecular characterization of R. solanacearum populations, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) takes prominence. Several PCR protocols and specific primers were designed for detection or identification of the species and for phylotyping (Table 2) (SEAL et al., 1993; ELPHINSTONE et al., 1996; OPINA et al., 1997; FEGAN et al., 1998; BOUDAZIN et al., 1999; PASTRIK; MAISS, 2000; POUSSIER; LUISETTI, 2000; WELLER et al., 2000). Classification into phylotypes is done by PCR Multiplex with the Nmult series primers (based on ITS region) and the classification into sequevar by partially sequencing gene egl (encoding the enzyme endoglucanase). Presently, four phylotypes and 51 sequevares of R. solanacearum are described (XU et al., 2009; FONSECA et al., 2014). Analysis of genetic diversity can be conducted based on repetitive sequences (rep-PCR), comprised by the elements BOX, ERIC, and REP, by randomly amplified DNA (RAPD), by amplification of restriction fragments (AFLP), repeated simple sequences (SSR) and by polymorphisms based on restriction fragment size (RFLP) (JAUNET; WANG, 1999; POUSSIER; VANDEWALLE; LUISETTI, 1999; COENYE; VANDAMME, 2003; YU et al., 2003; KUMAR; SARMA; ANANDARAJ, 2004; SILVEIRA et al., 2005; COSTA; FERREIRA; LOPES, 2007; IVEY et al., 2007). Silveira et al. (2005) investigated the genetic variability of R. solanacearum strains obtained from different potato producing areas in Rio Grande do Sul, using RAPD and repetitive sequences, differentiating biovars1 and 2 by ERIC and BOX-PCR. In this case, only BOX-PCR could confirm the variability within strains of R1Bv1. The authors concluded that RAPD (using the primer oligonucleotide OPO-10 (5’TCA GAG CGC C3’) clearly demonstrated the separation of R. solanacearum biovars, proving that the profiles were characteristic of the regions where the strains were obtained, and that local variability was small. However, it is important to note that the ability of RAPD in detecting polymorphisms depends on the selection of primer oligonucleotides that will reveal 1727 Occurrence and diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum… MORAIS, T. P. et al. Biosci. J., Uberlândia, v. 31, n. 6, p. 1722-1737, Nov./Dec. 2015 greater variability among and within strains of the biovar being studied. Table 2. Primers used for molecular analysis of Ralstonia solanacearum. Objective Oligonucleotides Amplicon (bp) Reference Identification OLI1 - 5’GGGGGTAGCTTGCTACCTGCC3’ Y2 - 5’CCCACTGCTGCCTCCCGTAGGAGT3’ 759 - 5’GTCGCCGTCAACTCACTTTCC3’ 760 - 5’GTCGCCGTCAGCAATGCGGAATCG3’ 287 SEAL et al., 1993 OPINA et al., 1997 280 Phylotype I Nmult:21:1F - 5'CGTTGATGAGGCGCGCAATTT3’ Nmult:21:2F - 5'AAGTTATGGACGGTGGAAGTC3’ Nmult23:AF - 5'ATTACS*AGAGCAATCGAAAGATT3’ Nmult:22:Inf - 5'ATTGCCAAGACGAGAGAAGTA3’ 144 FEGAN; PRIOR, 2005 II 372 III 91 IV 213 Nmult22:RR - 5'TCGCTTGACCCTATAACGAGTA3’ - Sequevar Endo-F - 5’ATGCATGCCGCTGGTCGCCGC3’ Endo-R - 5’GCGTTGCCCGGCACGAACACC3’ 720 JI et al., 2007 *Degenerated base: C+G. While the population of R. solanacearum in Rio Grande do Sul was quite homogeneous (SILVEIRA et al., 2005), bacterial strains from the Amazon region presented high degree of polymorphism by BOX-PCR, with no correlation among genome profiles and source host, biovar, ecosystem or collection location (COSTA; FERREIRA; LOPES, 2007). Several studies identified phylotypes of Brazilian strains of R. solanacearum (FEGAN; PRIOR, 2005; VILLA et al., 2005; PEREZ et al., 2008; GUIDOT et al., 2009; CELLIER; PRIOR, 2010; LEBEAU et al., 2011). In contrast, classification into sequevars has been explored only recently. Strains of R3Bv2, obtained from several potato producing regions in Brazil, were classified as biovars 2A and 2T, phylotype II and, mostly, sequevar 1 (SANTANA et al., 2012). Such genetic uniformity makes easy the development of resistant cultivars and of pathogen detection methods. One hundred and twenty strains from tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.), collected in 13 counties of Paraná, 24 of Santa Catarina, 13 of Rio Grande do Sul, one of Paraíba, and two of Pernambuco, were characterized into biovar, phylotype and by genetic diversity using the repetitive sequences BOX, ERIC, and REP (rep- PCR) (VIANA; BERGER; DUARTE, 2012). All studied strains belonged to R1Bv1 and phylotype II, corroborating the information presented in this review about the prevalence of this race/biovar in the South of Brazil, except when associated with potato crops. Although those authors found homogeneity in biovar and phylotype, the results of rep-PCR separated the strains into six groups, with maximum similarity of 61%. A research done by Santiago, Lopes and Mizubuti (2012), with 120 R. solanacearum strains (from 19 Brazilian States and 12 host species), classified them as biovar 1 (42.5%), 2 (45%), and 3 (12.5%). Biovar determination was done by biochemical tests. Moreover, the strains were grouped into phylotype II (95.8%) and phylotype I (4.2%, all from the North of the country). Sequencing the gene egl identified sequevars 1, 4A, 5, 6, 18, and 36. Classification into sequevar is not always possible. For instance, from 33 R. solanacearum strains collected from several hosts (19 strains from race 2, 14 from race 1, and 15 strains associated to banana plants), 82% were classified as phylotype II (including all strains from banana). However, it was not possible to characterize most strains into sequevars, and, possibly, the banana strains belong to a not yet determined sequevar (PINHEIRO et al., 2011). This observation was also reported by Albuquerque et al. (2014) that described a new sequevar associated to Moko, named IIA-53. Strains from eucalypt plants were not grouped into known sequevars neither (FONSECA et al., 2014). The prevalence of phylotype II in characterization studies of Brazilian strains of R. solanacearum confirms its correspondence to the American continent, as proposed by Fegan and Prior (2005). However, due to the exchange of plant material among continents, infection of host plants by strains from other regions of the world may occur, which may explain reports of phylotype I in the country (COELHO NETTO et al., 2003, 2004; SANTIAGO; LOPES; MIZUBUTI, 2012; GARCIA et al., 2013). 1728 Occurrence and diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum… MORAIS, T. P. et al. Biosci. J., Uberlândia, v. 31, n. 6, p. 1722-1737, Nov./Dec. 2015 Mistakenly, Pinheiro et al. (2011) published the characterization of four R. solanacearum strains (two from tomato plants from Guaraí-TO and Nova Friburgo-RJ, one from eggplants from Gurupi-TO, and one from bell pepper from Camocin S. Felix- PE) as positive for phylotype III. However, the analysis of the amplicon size reveals correspondence to phylotype I, of 144 bp (and not 91 bp as mentioned by the authors). Thus, it was not the first report of phylotype III in the country, but again a confirmation of the occurrence of Asian strains in Brazil. It is interesting to highlight that, in this review, some studies about the genetic variability of this bacterial population in Brazil report that the existence of diversity among strains oftentimes is correlated with its geographical origin (SILVEIRA et al., 2005; FONSECA et al., 2014), similarly to what was established for the classification into phylotypes. Therefore, the lower local bacterial variability allows disease control through the use of resistant cultivars recommended for each region of the country, although care should be taken against the dissemination of strains via propagation material. The constant attempts to group R. solanacearum strains as they are identified open the opportunity for the suggestion of new classification schemes. One of them is based on the identification of virulence patterns in specific groups of hosts (LEBEAU et al., 2011). According to this classification, pathogenic profiles (pathoprofiles) would group the behavior of strains within a group of host plants of several species, while the pathotypes would group the strains according to their virulence within a single host species. Another classification suggests the division of R. solanacearum into new species (REMENANT et al., 2011; ALLEN et al., 2014; SAFNI et al., 2014). In the first putative proposal (REMENANT et al., 2011), only phylotype II strains would be classified as R. solanacearum, while phylotypes I and III would be included in the new species R. sequeirae and phylotype IV in R. haywardii. This proposal, however, was based on the genome analysis of only eight strains of the species complex R. solanacearum and did not include phenotypical differentiations associated to the new species. Taxonomic reviews proposed by Allen et al. (2014) (74 strains) and by Safni et al. (2014) (68 strains) are more similar to each other (Table 3). Both of them suggest the division into three species according to significant biological (phenotypical and pathogenic) differences and to genomic divergences. Thus, R. solanacearum would include strains corresponding to phylotype II, R. syzygii to phylotype IV, and a new species would include strains from phylotypes I and III: R. sequeirae sp. nov. (ALLEN et al., 2014) and R. pseudosolanacearum sp. nov. (SAFNI et al., 2014). The authors also divide the species R. syzygii into three distinct groups (Table 3). Such propositions have not been adopted by scientific community yet, and there are no studies in Brazil reporting these classification schemes. Table 3. Taxonomic reviews proposed for the species complex Ralstonia solanacearum. Current classification (FEGAN; PRIOR, 2005) Proposed taxon ALLEN et al. (2014) SAFNI et al. (2014) Ralstonia solanacearum (Phylotype II) Ralstonia solanacearum Ralstonia solanacearum Ralstonia solanacearum (Phylotype I) Ralstonia sequeirae sp. nov. Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum sp. nov. Ralstonia solanacearum (Phylotype III) Ralstonia sequeirae sp. nov. Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum sp. nov. Ralstonia solanacearum (Phylotype IV) Ralstonia syzygii subsp. haywardii subsp. nov. Ralstonia syzygii subsp. indonesiensis subsp. nov. Ralstonia syzygii (Phylotype IV) Ralstonia syzygii subsp. syzygii Ralstonia syzygii subsp. syzygii comb. nov. BDB (Blood Disease Bacterium) (Phylotype IV) Ralstonia syzygii subsp. celebensis subsp. nov. Ralstonia syzygii subsp. celebesensis subsp. nov. CONCLUSIONS Studies about the occurrence and diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum provide a more consistent idea about the composition of prevailing populations in several agricultural areas of Brazil. Moreover, proper identification of bacteria is fundamental for better comprehension of pathogen ecology and etiology, as well as an aid for the 1729 Occurrence and diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum… MORAIS, T. P. et al. Biosci. J., Uberlândia, v. 31, n. 6, p. 1722-1737, Nov./Dec. 2015 establishment of control measures, including the use of resistant cultivars. Success on disease management depends on the knowledge of which biovar, phylotype and sequevar of the species complex Ralstonia is present in the cropland. Such situation is due to differences among strains, especially in aspects related to aggressiveness, survival, and latency. Research results compiled from literature report a wide distribution of the bacterium in Brazil, with prevalence of R3Bv2 in potato in the South, general distribution of R1Bv1, R1Bv3 in the warmer regions of North, Northeast and Midwest, and the occurrence of biovar 2T out of the Amazon Basin. Prevalence of a certain biovar, besides soil and climate characteristics, is due to the cultivated vegetable species in that region. Also, greater bacterial population variability has been observed between locations, suggesting certain homogeneity within the regions where disease occurs. As the studies expand with new and representative strains of R. solanacearum, better positioning will be done on the pathogenic and molecular variability of the bacterium, bringing greater knowledge on epidemiological and ecological aspects needed for the proposition of control measures. From this review, it was observed a paucity of records on the origin of vegetable material (mostly when dealing with species propagated by seedlings), the probable use of noncertified seed- potato, and the need for tests to detect the bacterium in soil, water, and plants with latent infections. Such scarcity of information, coupled to possible incorrect pathogen identification, limits epidemiological studies of bacterial wilt in Brazil. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To the Coordination of Higher Education Professionals Support (CAPES-Brazil) and the Research Foundation of the State of Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG) for the financial support. RESUMO: Ralstonia solanacearum é uma bactéria gram-negativa habitante do solo capaz de infectar centenas de espécies vegetais distribuídas em mais de 50 famílias botânicas, onde causa a murcha-bacteriana, exceto na bananeira, na qual recebe o nome de Moko. Destaca-se entre outras bactérias fitopatogênicas pela sua alta plasticidade fenotípica e genotípica, característica que contribui sobremaneira para dificultar o controle da doença. Nesse contexto, levantamentos frequentes e necessários são conduzidos na tentativa de caracterizar isolados de R. solanacearum prevalentes em cada região onde a doença tem sido relatada. No Brasil, o conhecimento sobre a ocorrência e a variabilidade de R. solanacearum está fragmentado e, em alguns casos, baseado em estudos inconclusivos pelo uso de amostras de isolados pouco representativas de uma região. A necessidade de agrupar essas informações norteou a presente revisão de literatura. 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