Races and biovars of Ralstonia solanacearum

Table 1. Races and biovars of Ralstonia solanacearum.
(Adapted from Daughtrey 2003)

Race	Host Range	Geographic distribution	Biovar
1	Wide	Asia, Australia	3, 4
1	Wide	Americas	1
2	Banana, other Musa spp.	Caribbean, Brazil, Worldwide	1
3	Potato, some other Solanaceae, Geranium; few other species	Worldwide except US and Canada	2
4	Ginger	Asia	3,4
5	Mulberry	China	5