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What diseases, if any, are associated with ralstonia solanacearum?
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Dr. Susan Rhoadsanswered
Family Medicine 40 years experience
None.: This bacteria causes diseases in plants. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralstonia_solanacearum
Some other species of Ralstonia may RARELY cause disease in humans, but not this one. Here's the only discussion of disease causing Ralstonia, I could find today: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4086841/
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