A summary of the research carried out on phytoplasma-associated diseases 50 years after
their discovery is presented. The great majority of this research was devoted to classification …

'Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum'is an important prokaryotic pathogen that infects stone
fruits in Europe. It is known to cause several economically relevant disorders of Prunus spp …

Using a modified multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme for the bacterial plant
pathogen Xylella fastidiosa based on the same seven housekeeping genes employed in a …

The bacterial pathogen, Xylella fastidiosa, infects many plant species in the Americas,
making it a good model for investigating the genetics of host adaptation. We used multilocus …

Typical symptoms of phytoplasma infection were observed on 11 important crops in Oman
that included alfalfa, sesame, chickpea, eggplant, tomato, spinach, rocket, carrot, squash …

Forty-eight apple trees infected by 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali'were examined using
single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and sequence analysis of a variable hflB …

Classification of phytoplasmas into 16S ribosomal groups and subgroups and 'Candidatus
Phytoplasma'species designation have been primarily based on the conserved 16S rRNA …

Analysis of pathological and molecular data of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali'accessions
from 27 apple trees differing considerably in symptomatology was used to molecularly …

This chapter explores the diseases and the phytoplasmas that are transmitted by psyllid
vectors, the biology and transmission characteristics of the different psyllid vectors and the …

Microbial identification methods have evolved rapidly over the last few decades. One such
method is multilocus sequence typing (MLST). MLST is a powerful tool for understanding the …