▪ Abstract During the past decade, research has yielded new knowledge about the plant and
insect host ranges, geographical distribution, and phylogenetic relationships of …

[Frontiers in Bioscience 12, 673-689, January 1, 2007] 673 Phytoplasmas: diversity,
taxonomy, and epidemiology Assunta Bertaccin Page 1 [Frontiers in Bioscience 12, 673-689 …

Phytoplasmas for which 16S rDNA sequences are available have been classified into 20
major phylogenet-ic groups or subclades. Further phytoplasmas have been assigned to …

Elm yellows group (16SrV) phytoplasmas, which are associated with devastating diseases
in elm, grapevine, blackberry, cherry, peach and several other plant species in America …

Extensive phylogenetic analyses were performed based on sequences of the 16S rRNA
gene and two ribosomal protein (rp) genes, rplV (rpl22) and rpsC (rps3), from 46 …

The recent development of molecular-based probes such as mono-and polyclonal
antibodies, cloned phytoplasma DNA fragments, and phytoplasma-specific primers for …

Seventy phytoplasma isolates, including 10 previously characterized reference strains, of
the aster yellows group were examined by RFLP analysis of PCR-amplified rDNA and RFLP …

Vineyards of southern France and northern Italy are affected by the flavescence dorée (FD)
phytoplasma, a quarantine pathogen transmitted by the leafhopper of Nearctic origin …

The secY gene sequence is more variable than that of the 16S rRNA gene. Comparative
phylogenetic analyses with 16S rRNA and secY gene sequences from 80 and 83 …

This review will focus on two distinct genera, Spiroplasma and 'Candidatus
Phytoplasma,'within the class Mollicutes (which also includes the genus Mycoplasma, a …