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Introducing Ralstonia Phage Biocontrol

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Using phages as a precision tool to control pathogen abundance and virulence in the plant rhizosphere microbiome

We will investigate the potential of phage therapy to tackle the tomato pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum

- Please download a summary PDF of the project plan.

Introductory article:
Wang X, Wei Z, Yang K, Wang J, Jousset A, Xu Y, Shen Q, Friman VP (2019) Phage combination therapies for bacterial wilt disease in tomato. Nat Biotechnol. doi: 10.1038/s41587-019-0328-3.


Meet the Team

Ville Friman, University of York. Project Leader.
Andrea Harper, University of York. Project Co-I.
Alison Blackwell, APS Biocontrol Ltd.
Joana Vicente, Fera Science.
Remi Peyraud, CEP iMEAN.
Bryden Fields, University of York

Our Publications and Protocols

Please check back later for a list of our experimental protocols and for a description of our stakeholder engagement strategies.
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  • BPD Projects
    • BRIGIT >
      • Xylella Seminar Series
    • BAC-STOP
    • CALIBER
    • Xanthomonas Threats
    • Pseudomonas- Prunus
    • Future Oak
    • Disease Suppressive Microbes
    • Blackleg (DeS-BL)
    • Ralstonia Phage Biocontrol
  • Coordination Team
  • BPD News
  • Events
  • Publications