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 …

Phytoplasmas are insect-transmitted bacterial pathogens associated with diseases in a wide
range of host plants, resulting in significant economic and ecological losses. Perennial …

Within the 16SrII phytoplasma group, subgroups A–X have been classified based on
restriction fragment length polymorphism of their 16S rRNA gene, and two species have …

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 …

Published for the first time in 2012, Plants will celebrate its 10th anniversary. To mark this
significant milestone and celebrate the achievements made throughout the years, we intend …

Climate change is reshaping agriculture and insect biodiversity worldwide. With rising
temperatures, insect species with narrow thermal margins are expected to be pushed …

Flavescence dorée (FD) is one of the most devastating diseases threatening grapevine
cultivation in Europe. The causal agents are phytoplasmas, which reside in phloem vessels …

Phytoplasmas are the causal agents of more than 100 plant diseases in economically
important crops. Eleven genomes have been fully sequenced and have allowed us to gain a …

Effectoromics has become integral to the identification of pathogen targets and/or host-
resistant proteins for the genetic improvement of plants in agriculture and horticulture …

Micropropagated Catharantus roseus plants infected with 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
showed virescence symptoms, witches' broom symptoms, or became asymptomatic after …