Validating Methods To Eradicate Plant-Pathogenic Ralstonia Strains Reveals that Growth In Planta Increases Bacterial Stress Tolerance

Bacteria in the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) are globally distributed and cause destructive vascular wilt diseases of many high-value crops. These aggressive pathogens spread in diseased plant material and via contaminated soil, tools, and irrigation water.