Table 1.
Ralstonia solanacearum biovar 2 strains used in this study
| Strain | Isolation source | Year | Pulsotypea | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KZR-5 | Dutch waterway, bittersweet | 2004 | C | Stevens and Van Elsas (2010) |
| 715 | Bangladesh, potato | A | Timms-Wilson et al. (2001) | |
| 1609 | The Netherlands, potato | 1995 | A | Van Elsas et al. (2000) |
| PA1 | Dutch waterway, bittersweet | 2004 | B | Stevens and Van Elsas (2010) |
| PA5 | Dutch waterway, bitterweet | 2004 | A | Stevens and Van Elsas (2010) |
| SA31 | Dutch waterway, sediment | 2004 | A | Stevens and Van Elsas (2010) |
| SB63 | Dutch waterway, sediment | 2004 | A | Stevens and Van Elsas (2010) |
aPulsotype was defined using pulsed field gel electrophoresis of XbaI digested genomic DNA (Stevens and Van Elsas 2010)