The presence of phytoplasmas and their associated diseases is an emerging threat to
vegetable production which leads to severe yield losses worldwide. Phytoplasmas are …

The recent discovery of Bogia coconut syndrome in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the first
report of a lethal yellowing disease (LYD) in Oceania. Numerous outbreaks of LYDs of …

Phytoplasmas are bacterial plant pathogens that need a plant host and an insect vector for
their spread and survival. In plants, the physiological responses that phytoplasmas trigger …

Plant pathogenic bacteria have developed effectors to manipulate host cell functions to
facilitate infection. A certain number of effectors use the conserved ubiquitin–proteasome …

Mycoplasmas have exceptionally streamlined genomes and are strongly adapted to their
many hosts, which provide them with essential nutrients. Owing to their relative genomic …

Comprehensively controlling phytoplasma‐associated jujube witches' broom (JWB) disease
is extremely challenging for the jujube industry. Although the pathogenesis of phytoplasma …

Phytopathogens are responsible for devastating plant diseases threatening agriculture and
food security worldwide. Phloem-restricted bacterial plant pathogens belonging to the …

Every year, in Italy many new cases of Flavescence dorée (FD) and Esca disease (ED) are
recorded in Vitis vinifera, resulting in plant death and reduced production. FD is caused by …

Flavescence dorée, caused by the quarantine phytoplasma FDp, represents the most
devastating of the grapevine yellows diseases in Europe. In an integrated study we have …

Flower malformation represented by phyllody is a common symptom of phytoplasma
infection induced by a novel family of phytoplasma effectors called phyllogens. Despite the …