Phytoplasma Taxonomy: Nomenclature, Classification, and Identification
Biology, 2022 Phytoplasmas are pleomorphic, wall-less intracellular bacteria that can cause devastating diseases in a wide variety of plant species. Rapid diagnosis and precise identification of phytoplasmas responsible for emerging plant diseases are crucial to ...
Wei Wei
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Phytoplasma taxonomy has been a topic of discussion for the last two and half decades. Since the Japanese scientists discovered the phytoplasma bodies in 1967, the phytoplasma taxonomy was limited to disease symptomology for a long time.
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Multigene analysis reveals ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asiaticum’ (16SrII-C) association with niger and sesame phyllody in Madhya Pradesh, Central India and identification of a putative vector [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceA field investigation was conducted during the winter seasons of 2021–22 and 2022–23 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (JNKVV), Jabalpur, Central India, to identify and characterize the phytoplasma strains associated with niger (var.
M. Gurivi Reddy +7 more
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First Report of Desmodium styracifolium as a Novel Host for ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasiaticum’—Related Strains in China [PDF]
MicroorganismsDesmodium styracifolium (Osb.) Merr., a member of the Leguminosae family, is an important medicinal plant widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. In September 2024, D.
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Genomic insights into the pathogenicity of a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ associated with Trema levigata witches’ broom disease in China [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground Phytoplasma research encounters limitations due to the lack of availability of pure cultures of these microorganisms. In this study a culture-independent approach was employed to investigate the genome and pathogenic mechanisms of phytoplasma ...
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Rapid Diagnosis of Major Phytoplasma Infected Trees Using the Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method in South Korea [PDF]
The Plant Pathology JournalTree diseases associated with phytoplasma infections predominantly affecting nine host trees have serious impacts on tree growth and cause significant economic losses in South Korea.
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First report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ associated with yellowing, scorching and decline of almond trees in India [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 The almond, a commercially important tree nut crop worldwide, is native to the Mediterranean region. Stone fruit trees are affected by at least 14 ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma’ species globally, among which ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ is one of the most ...
Shivani Gupta +6 more
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Combination of Cold Therapy and Chemotherapy for Eradication of Citrus exocortis Viroid [PDF]
Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2023 Citrus Excortis Viroid (CEVd) is California's first viroid disease described on citrus trees in 1948. It is the largest viroid of citrus with 371 nucleotides. The disease causes distinguished symptoms of bark scaling on rootstocks of citrus trees grafted
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Physiological and Biochemical Changes in Lucerne () Plants Infected with ‘ Phytoplasma australasia’-Related Strain (16SrII-D Subgroup) [PDF]
The Plant Pathology Journal, 2022 Changes in physiological and biochemical patterns in lucerne plants caused by the presence of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia’, which is one of the significant pathogens causing yield losses in lucerne plants, were investigated.
Hümeyra Ayvacı +2 more
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International Journal of Microbiology, 2022 Fig mosaic disease (FMD) is a viral disease that poses a significant danger to Egypt’s fig-producing economy. During the two growing seasons 2017 and 2018, fig leaves and fruits displaying a variety of symptoms linked with fig mosaic disease (FMD) were ...
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