Identification and Biological Features of Sesame Phyllody-Associated Phytoplasmas in Western Iran [PDF]
PathogensSesame is an oilseed crop threatened by a phyllody disease associated with the presence of phytoplasmas, which can reduce yields by up to 80%. The molecular identification of these bacteria in crops located in Western Iran was achieved from samples ...
Samira Pakbaz +3 more
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A multiplex TaqMan qPCR assay for sensitive and rapid detection of phytoplasmas infecting Rubus species [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Rubus stunt is an economically important disease in the production of raspberries, blackberries, and loganberries. A fast, sensitive, and reliable diagnosis of phytoplasmas, the causal agent of the disease, is of prime importance to stop its spread by ...
Holger Linck, Annette Reineke
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Comparative Analysis of Gene Content Evolution in Phytoplasmas and Mycoplasmas [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Phytoplasmas and mycoplasmas are two groups of important pathogens in the bacterial class Mollicutes. Because of their economical and clinical importance, these obligate pathogens have attracted much research attention.
Ling-Ling Chen +2 more
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Universal detection of phytoplasmas and Xylella spp. by TaqMan singleplex and multiplex real-time PCR with dual priming oligonucleotides [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Phytoplasmas and Xylella spp. are bacteria that cause many economically important plant diseases worldwide. TaqMan probe-based quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assays have been utilized to universally detect phytoplasmas or Xylella
Takao Ito
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Phytoplasmas are insect-vectored, difficult-to-culture bacterial pathogens that infect a wide variety of crop and non-crop plants, and are associated with diseases that can lead to significant yield losses in agricultural production worldwide ...
Tim Dumonceaux, Edel Perez Lopez
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Detection and Identification of Diverse Phytoplasmas in Declining Persimmon Plants [PDF]
MicroorganismsPersimmon (Diospyros kaki) plants showing yellowing, reddening, die-back, and decline symptoms were observed in Mehriz (Yazd province), Iran. Total DNAs, extracted from samples collected from symptomatic and symptomless plants, were subjected to direct ...
Seyyed Alireza Esmaeilzadeh-Hosseini +4 more
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The 16SrXII-P Phytoplasma GOE Is Separated from Other Stolbur Phytoplasmas by Key Genomic Features [PDF]
PathogensThe syndrome “bassess richesses” is a vector-borne disease of sugar beet in Germany. The gammaproteobacterium ‘Candidatus Arsenophonus phytopathogenicus’ causes reduced sugar content and biomass, growth abnormalities, and yellowing. Co-infection with the
Rafael Toth +3 more
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Characterization of Prunus Necrotic Ringspot Virus and Cherry Virus A Infecting Myrobalan Rootstock
Viruses, 2023 Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV) and cherry virus A (CVA) are two viruses that mainly infect plants of the genus Prunus. Full-length sequences of these two viruses, collected in the Czech Republic from Prunus cerasifera plants, were obtained via ...
Karima Ben Mansour +3 more
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Molecular Detection of Phytoplasmas of the 16SrI and 16SrXXXII Groups in Elaeocarpus sylvestris Trees with Decline Disease in Jeju Island, South Korea [PDF]
The Plant Pathology Journal, 2023 Phytoplasmas were discovered in diseased Elaeocarpus sylvestris trees growing on Jeju Island that showed symptoms of yellowing and darkening in the leaves.
Geon-Woo Lee, Sang-Sub Han
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Microorganisms, 2021 SAP11 is an effector protein that has been identified in various phytoplasma species. It localizes in the plant nucleus and can bind and destabilize TEOSINE BRANCHES/CYCLOIDEA/PROLIFERATING CELL FACTOR (TCP) transcription factors.
Alisa Strohmayer +4 more
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