Characterization and molecular differentiation of 16SrI-E and 16SrIX-E phytoplasmas associated with blueberry stunt disease in New Jersey

PG Bagadia, J Polashock, KD Bottner-Parker… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2013 - Elsevier
A nested PCR assay was employed to detect the presence of phytoplasmas in 127
blueberry plants exhibiting typical or a portion of blueberry stunt (BBS) syndrome collected …

Surveys reveal a complex association of phytoplasmas and viruses with the blueberry stunt disease on Canadian blueberry farms

Y Arocha‐Rosete, L Lambert… - Annals of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Surveys for phytoplasmas and viruses were conducted during September 2014 and 2015 on
highbush blueberry farms in the Région Montérégie, Quebec. Total DNA and RNA were …

Identification and molecular characterization of the blueberry stunt phytoplasma in Canada

YA Rosete, A Schilder, L Lambert… - Phytopathogenic …, 2015 - indianjournals.com
Blueberry farms in Quebec, Canada, were recently surveyed for phytoplasma-associated
disease presence. Farmers previously reported a number of high bush blueberries showing …

Molecular identification of a phytoplasma associated with witches'-broom disease of black raspberry in Oregon and its classification in group 16SrIII, new subgroup Q

RE Davis, EL Dally, RH Converse - Plant Disease, 2001 - Am Phytopath Society
Plants of Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry)'Munger'exhibiting symptoms of black
raspberry witches'-broom (BRWB) disease were observed in commercial fields in Oregon …

A novel 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris' subgroup 16SrI-(E/AI)AI associated with blueberry stunt disease in eastern Canada

E Perez-Lopez, C Vincent, D Moreau… - … of Systematic and …, 2019 - microbiologyresearch.org
Phytoplasmas ('Candidatus Phytoplasma'species) are phytopathogenic bacteria vectored by
insects and are associated with crop diseases that cause severe yield losses by affecting …

New subgroup 16SrIII-Y phytoplasmas associated with false-blossom diseased cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) plants and with known and potential insect …

IM Lee, J Polashock, KD Bottner-Parker… - European journal of …, 2014 - Springer
The identity of the presumed phytoplasmal pathogen associated with cranberry false-
blossom disease has never been fully clarified. In the present study a molecular-based …

Detection and identification of the heterogeneous novel subgroup 16SrXIII-(A/I) I phytoplasma associated with strawberry green petal disease and Mexican periwinkle …

E Pérez-López… - International Journal of …, 2016 - microbiologyresearch.org
Phytoplasmas (species of the genus 'Candidatus Phytoplasma') are insect-vectored
phytopathogenic bacteria associated with economically and ecologically important crop …

First report of clover yellow edge and STRAWB2 phytoplasmas in strawberry in Maryland

R Jomantiene, JL Maas, EL Dally, RE Davis - Plant disease, 1999 - Am Phytopath Society
Commercial strawberry (Fragaria× ananassa Duchesne) plants that were either chlorotic
and severely stunted or exhibiting fruit phyllody were collected in Maryland. The plants were …

Molecular characterization and detection of 16SrIII group phytoplasma associated with Huanglongbing symptoms

NA Wulff, CG Fassini, VV Marques… - …, 2019 - Am Phytopath Society
When huanglongbing (HLB) was found in Brazil in 2004,'Candidatus Liberibacter
americanus' was infecting most of the trees while 'Ca. L. asiaticus' was present in a minor …

Classification of new phytoplasmas associated with diseases of strawberry in Florida, based on analysis of 16S rRNA and ribosomal protein gene operon sequences

R Jomantiene, RE Davis, J Maas… - … Journal of Systematic …, 1998 - microbiologyresearch.org
Strawberry plants exhibiting symptoms of stunting and abnormally small leaves were
observed in production fields in central Florida, USA. Since the symptoms were suggestive …