Epidemiological role of novel and already known 'Ca. P. solani' cixiid vectors in rubbery taproot disease of sugar beet in Serbia

A Kosovac, Ž Ćurčić, J Stepanović, E Rekanović… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Rubbery taproot disease (RTD) of sugar beet was recently associated with the plant
pathogenic bacterium 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani'(CaPsol) and reported throughout …

Multilocus Genotyping of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani' Associated with Rubbery Taproot Disease of Sugar Beet in the Pannonian Plain

Ž Ćurčić, A Kosovac, J Stepanović, E Rekanović… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rubbery taproot disease of sugar beet (RTD), associated with 'Candidatus Phytoplasma
solani', appeared in 2020 on an epidemic scale in northern Serbia and southern Slovakia …

Potato (Solanum tuberosum) as a New Host for Pentastiridius leporinus (Hemiptera: Cixiidae) and Candidatus Arsenophonus Phytopathogenicus

SC Behrmann, A Rinklef, C Lang, A Vilcinskas, KZ Lee - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pentastiridius leporinus is a planthopper that transmits two bacterial
pathogens to sugar beet plants: Arsenophonus and Stolbur. These bacteria cause an …

A biotroph sets the stage for a necrotroph to play: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani' infection of sugar beet facilitated Macrophomina phaseolina root rot

N Duduk, I Vico, A Kosovac, J Stepanović… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani'(stolbur phytoplasma) is associated with rubbery taproot
disease (RTD) of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.), while Macrophomina phaseolina is …

Geographical variations, prevalence, and molecular dynamics of fastidious phloem-limited pathogens infecting sugar beet across Central Europe

B Duduk, J Stepanović, J Fránová, A Zwolińska… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
In Europe, two fastidious phloem-limited pathogens,'Candidatus Phytoplasma
solani'(16SrXII-A) and'Candidatus Arsenophonus phytopathogenicus', are associated with …

Plants under Siege: Investigating the Relevance of 'Ca. P. solani' Cixiid Vectors through a Multi-Test Study

A Kosovac, E Rekanović, Ž Ćurčić, J Stepanović… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Crop losses caused by the plant pathogenic bacterium 'Candidatus Phytoplasma
solani'(CaPsol) underscore the need to better understand its perplexing epidemiological …

Prevalence in Potato of 'Candidatus Arsenophonus Phytopathogenicus' and 'Candidatus Phytoplasma Solani'and Their Transmission via Adult Pentastiridius …

A Rinklef, SC Behrmann, D Löffler, J Erner, MV Meyer… - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The planthopper Pentastiridius leporinus is the main vector of two bacterial
pathogens (Arsenophonus and stolbur phytoplasma) that cause a disease known as …

Prevalence of a 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani'-Related Strain Designated as New 16SrXII-P Subgroup over 'Candidatus Arsenophonus phytopathogenicus' in …

B Duduk, Ž Ćurčić, J Stepanović, JW Böhm… - Plant …, 2023 - Am Phytopath Society
Two phloem-limited pathogens,'Candidatus Arsenophonus phytopathogenicus' and
'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani', threaten sugar beet production in France, Switzerland …

Molecular Variability and Host Distribution of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani' Strains from Different Geographic Origins

N Contaldo, J Stepanović, F Pacini, A Bertaccini… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
The knowledge of phytoplasma genetic variability is a tool to study their epidemiology and to
implement an effective monitoring and management of their associated …

Genetic diversity and molecular variability of'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani'based on multilocus sequence typing analysis in tomato plantations of western Turkey

FR Zelyüt - Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani'(CaPsol) is a very common pathogen in the Euro-
Mediterranean regions and has been reported in many countries. Field surveys were …