F1ANNEX IITEST SCHEME FOR DIAGNOSIS, DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM (SMITH) YABUUCHI ET AL.
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SECTION IAPPLICATION OF THE TEST SCHEME
2.Scheme for detection and identification of Ralstonia solanacearum in samples of asymptomatic potato tubers
Principle:
The testing procedure is intended for detection of latent infections in potato tubers. A positive result from at least two screening tests (3), based on different biological principles, must be complemented by the isolation of the pathogen; followed by, in case of isolation of typical colonies, confirmation of a pure culture as R. solanacearum A positive result from only one of the screening tests is not sufficient to consider the sample suspect.
Screening tests and isolation tests must permit detection of 103 to 104 cells/ml of resuspended pellet, included as positive controls in each series of tests.
Substituted by Commission Directive 2006/63/CE of 14 July 2006 amending Annexes II to VII to Council Directive 98/57/EC on the control of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al..