Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;} Prof. Teresa Coutinho presented an invited paper entitled “Bacterial wilt of Eucalyptus : an example of opportunism" at the 6 th International Bacterial Wilt Symposium (IBWS) held in Toulouse, France, from the 3-7 July 2016. The symposium was attended by 106 leading scientists conducting research on bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum sensu lato and to a lesser extent on Xanthomonas wilt of banana, caused by X. campestris pv. musacearum . There were approximately 40 oral presentations as well as numerous posters. Topics discussed ranged from ecology to management and there was also a strong focus on investigating the virulence mechanisms used by these two important plant pathogens to attack their hosts.