Tomato Root Transformation Followed by Inoculation with Ralstonia Solanacearum for Straightforward Genetic Analysis of Bacterial Wilt DiseaseRafael J. L. Morcillo 1, Achen Zhao 1,2, María I. Tamayo-Navarrete 3, José M. García-Garrido 3, Alberto P. Macho 1
1Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 3Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín (CSIC)
Here, we present a versatile method for tomato root transformation followed by inoculation with Ralstonia solanacearum to perform straightforward genetic analysis for the study of bacterial wilt disease.