Phytopathogenic Mollicutes
Year 2025, Volume-15, Issue-1 (June)
Print ISSN : 2249-4669
Online ISSN : 2249-4677 Table of contents  RSS Feed Omics based research [Omics] Insights into phytoplasma genomes of Indian origin
Kiran Kirdat, Sneha Verma, Srinibas Behara, Ramachandran Sundararaj, Amit Yadav
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00090.5 Characterization of the membrane protein of onion yellows phytoplasma that has a domain of Deg/HtrA family protease
Hidemasa Oda, Ai Endo, Takahiro Sambe, Kensaku Maejima, Shigetou Namba, Yasuyuki Yamaji, Kenro Oshima
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00001.8 Unveiling the 3D structure of phytoplasma effectors: A streamlined protocol for SAP11CaPM expression and purification
Mattia Tabarelli, Amelie Blabl, Alberto Ceccon, Katrin Janik
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00002.4 Transcriptome analysis of sesame phyllody phytoplasma: Towards identification of resistance-imparting genes
Hemavati Ranebennur, Celia Chalam Vasimalla, Govind Pratap Rao, Kirti Rawat, Manoj Kumar Yadav, Shivani Gupta, Ashutosh Rao, Rashmi Yadav
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00003.0 CRISPR/Cas9-mediated generation of tomato RAD23 knockouts for studying phytoplasma-induced symptoms
Junichi Inaba, Bo Min Kim, Yan Zhao, Wei Wei
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00004.7 “Flavescence dorée” phytoplasma strains genetic variability: A comparative genomics approach
Zahra Golestani Hotkani, Giulia Calia, Diego Micheletti, Alberto Gelmetti, Alessandro Cestaro, Matteo Brilli, Mirko Moser
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00005.3 New tools for phytoplasma detection [New detection tools] Artificial intelligence in phytoplasmology: Image-based disease detection models for phytoplasma infection in flower crops
Kizhalot Prabha, Kadukothanahalli Veerabhadraiah Shivakumar, Sapkal Saurabh, Govind Pratap Rao, Kuchimanchi Venkataramana Prasad
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00006.X Leveraging artificial intelligence and big data to advance phytoplasma disease detection and crop health management
Wei Wei, Jonathan Shao, Yan Zhao
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00007.6 Development of a multilocus sequence typing method for accurate identification of 16SrV phytoplasma strains via Oxford nanopore
Stefano Costanzo, Sam Grinstead, Yan Zhao, Wei Wei
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00008.2 Oxford nanopore sequencing using metabarcoding as detection and identification tool for ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma’ and ‘Ca. Liberibacter’ taxa
Ellen A. Everaert, Kris De Jonghe, Maaike Heyneman, Yoika Foucart, Dieter Slos, Annelies Haegeman
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00009.9 PhenoTruckAI: A mobile laboratory for hyperspectral and molecular detection of phytoplasma quarantine diseases like “flavescence dorée”
Wolfgang Jarausch, Bonito Thielert, Markus Michel, Patrick Menz, Miriam Runne, Gesa Gotte, Sebastian Warnemunde, Sylvia Wagner
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00010.X Molecular variation of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma ziziphi’ isolated during co-cultivation from micropropagated jujube witches’ broom infected shoots
Anton Zakurin, Jidong Li, Francesco Pacini, Assunta Bertaccini
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00016.8 A colorimetric LAMP based assay for rapid screening of sandalwood spike phytoplasma
Donald James, Adharsh Tharayil Sunder, Meenu Muralikrishnan, Preethu Thekkepurath, Murali Revanasiddappa, Arun Dev Suma
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00017.4 Recombinase polymerase amplification assay: A simplified and rapid approach for detection of fastidious plant pathogens
Virendra Kumar Baranwal
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00018.0 Evaluation of a hybridization probe-based multilocus sequence typing technique for identification of diverse phytoplasmas
Harvinder Bennypaul, Daniel Sanderson, Tim Dumonceaux, Christine Hammond
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00019.7 Comparative study of phytoplasma DNA extraction methods
Ida Bashkirova, Aleksey Shvartsev, Yuri Shneyder, Irina Smirnova
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00020.8 A novel approach for detection of sandal spike infection in Santalum album
Tresa Hamalton, Sreedevi Cigatagere Nagaraj
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00021.4 Satellite-based detection of apple proliferation and pear decline
Al Masri Ali, Katrin Kohler, Jukka Höhn, Miriam Runne, Wolfgang Jarausch
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00022.0 Phytoplasma-plant-insect vector interactions [Interactions] Insect vector transmission of phytoplasmas and citrus greening bacteria in diverse agricultural crops of India
Govind Pratap Rao
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00023.7 Leafhoppers as vectors of phytoplasma diseases
Naresh M. Meshram, Akash Nikoshe, Dilip Kumar Ghosh
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00024.3 Molecular and morphological characterization of leafhoppers as vectors of sesame phyllody in Andhra Pradesh, India
Gopisetty Sandhya, Madem Gurivi Reddy, Govind Pratap Rao, Reddypogu Sarada Jayalakshmi Devi, Duddu Bharathi
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00025.X A new invader in Germany: Scaphoideus titanus, the vector of “flavescence dorée” in grapevine
Barbara Jarausch, Lars Askani, Sanela Kugler, Wolfgang Jarausch, Rene Fuchs, Olaf Zimmermann, Kerstin Zikeli, Miriam Runne, Jurgen Gross
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00026.6 Monitoring of alternative insect vectors of “flavescence dorée’-related phytoplasmas in different wine-growing regions in Germany
Barbara Jarausch, Sandra Biancu, Sanela Kugler, Wolfgang Jarausch, Michael Maixner
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00027.2 Biology and phytoplasma detection of the newly described Bamboosella dimorpha leafhopper in grapevine yellows-affected vineyards
Nicola Mori, Enea Guerrieri, Francesco Sanna, Flavio Serina, Sara Torcoli, Fabio Quaglino
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00028.9 First report of a psyllid vector of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ (strain 16SrIII-J)
Tomás Llantén, Sebastian Cabrera, Javiera Fuentes, Camila Gamboa, Constanza Gánzalez, Alan Zamorano, Nicola Fiore
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00029.5 Insights into phytoplasma lineages: Evaluating single-locus and multilocus trees from next-generation sequencing data
Syeda Wardah Noor, Christopher H. Dietrich, Valeria Trivellone
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00030.6 Seasonal dispersal of Cacopsylla bidens and its role in the epidemiology of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri’ in mixed-crop systems
Rakefet Sharon, Maor Tomer, Annat Zisovich Charitt
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00031.2 First identification of Cacopsylla bidens as a vector of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri’, the agent associated with pear decline
Maor Tomer, Annat Zisovich Charitt, Rakefet Sharon
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00032.9 Deciphering the impact of phytoplasma presence on structure and biochemical composition of brinjal crop
Apoorva Srivastava, Smriti Mall
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00033.5 Biophysical properties of trichome in sesame phyllody
Kailash Narayan Gupta, Vivek Chouksey, Anand Kumar Vishwakarma
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00034.1 A review on phytoplasma induced biochemical responses in plants
Desireddy Vindyasree, Madem Gurivi Reddy, Reddypogu Sarada Jayalakshmi Devi, Boya Hussainammagari Chaitanya, Manyam Pradeep
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00035.8 Association of phytoplasmas with tapping panel dryness syndrome of Hevea brasiliensis: A pathological perspective to unresolved mystery?
Shaji Philip, Ann Tom, Edwin Prem, Ramyasree Puramerimadathil, Ruksana Kuttickal Sajeed, Alphonsa Mathew, Sainamole Kurian
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00036.4 Country status of phytoplasma diseases [Country status] Phytoplasmas diversity in India
Smriti Mall, Ragini Vishwakarma, Km Preeti, Mithilesh K. Gupta
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00037.0 Phytoplasma disease prevalence in Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh, India: An exploratory study
Jutimala Phookan, Manoj Kumar Kalita
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00038.7 Molecular characterization and symptom assessment of phytoplasma infection in king chilli across Assam, India
Shabiba Jahan Hazarika, Dibya Sree Dutta, Manoj Kumar Kalita
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00039.3 Assessment of pear decline prevalence and phytoplasma infection in major commercial orchards of Al-Mafraq, Jordan
Asem H. Abu Alloush, Kristi D. Bottner-Parker, Fabio Quaglino, Wei Wei
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00040.4 Identification of 16SrII-D phytoplasmas in sesame and groundnut crops in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India
Kudithipudi Suhas, Madem Gurivi Reddy, Bommu Veera Bhaskara Reddy, Karanam Venkatachalapathi Hari Prasad
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00041.0 Unveiling the hidden threat: A comprehensive study on groundnut phytoplasmas in the major growing regions of Andhra Pradesh, India
Periyamaya Devar Pusalapuram, Reddypogu Sarada Jayalakshmi Devi, Harikishan Sudini, Manda Jhonson, Ampagouni Prasanna Rajesh
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00042.7 Preliminary identification of phytoplasmas infecting flower crops in Andhra Pradesh, India
Dasari Meghanath, Kalleti Arunodhayam, Madem Gurivi Reddy, Chitrapu Ruth, Mude Raja Naik, Nagarapu Sai Aswani, Karuba Gopal
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00043.3 Multigene characterization of phytoplasmas associated with flat branch disease in sweet cherry and their effects on some fruit properties
Kishan Lal Kumawat, Sajad Un Nabi, Shreenath, Wasim Hassan Raja, Mahendra Kumar Verma, Govind Pratap Rao
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00044.X Morpho-pathological and molecular characterization of a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasiaticum’ strain from linseed
Lakshman Prasad, Shashank Kumar Yadav, Davender Singh, Sushma Sagar, Balram Jat, Mahender Singh Saharan, Govind Pratap Rao, Vikender Kaur
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00045.6 Identification of phytoplasma disease infection in forest trees in Jammu region, India
Ashok Kumar Singh, Deepak Kumar, Govind Pratap Rao
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00046.2 Status and challenges of sandal spike disease in Indian forest: An analysis
Sundararaj Ramachandran, Athulya Ramakrishnan, Narasimha Murthy, Amit Yadav
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00047.9 Threat of tamarisk phytoplasmas in man-made tamarisk forest for agricultural crops and natural resources plants in Iran
Seyyed Alireza Esmaeilzadeh-Hosseini, Ghobad Babaei, Assunta Bertaccini
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00048.5 Rice orange leaf phytoplasma: A reemerging disease in coinfection with rice tungro virus in the Philippines
Gilda Jonson, Ivy Lituanas, van Schepler-Luu
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00049.1 Growing prevalence of phytoplasma diseases in Ayodhya region, India
Sushil Kumar Singh, Harshita Yadav, Apoorva Srivastava, Smriti Mall
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00050.2 An update status of phytoplasma diseases in chickpea
Madem Gurivi Reddy, Govind Pratap Rao, Kudithipudi Suhas, Reddypogu Sarada Jayalakshmi Devi
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00051.9 An update status of recently emerging ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma omanense’ strains in Iran
Seyyed Alireza Esmaeilzadeh-Hosseini, Ghobad Babaei, Abbas Paydar Ardakani, Assunta Bertaccini
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00052.5 Presence of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ in red gram and horse gram in Ananthapuramu district of Andhra Pradesh, India
Vemana Kuruba, Kirti Rawat, Sarada Jayalakshmi Devi Reddypogu, Hemavati Ranebennur, Shivani Gupta, Govind Pratap Rao
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00053.1 Molecular detection of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasiaticum’ and ‘Ca. P. trifolii’ in grapevine in India
Shivani Gupta, Mailem Y. Shimray, Jayesh Gehlot, Abhinav Tiwari, Kirti Rawat, Hemavati Ranebennur, Nitika Gupta, Somnath K. Holkar, Virendra K. Baranwal, Govind P. Rao, Susheel K. Sharma
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00054.8 Identification of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii’ associated with mango phyllody in Kerala, India
Sajeena Abdulmajeed, Shivani Gupta, Dhanya Mannananil Krishnankutty, Makeshkumar Thangaraj, Muthulakshmi Lajapathy Jeeva, Syamala Swayamvaran Veena, Ayisha Rehman, Govind Pratap Rao
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00055.4 Severe recurrence of tomato big bud disease associated with 16SrII phytoplasmas in Andhra Pradesh, India
Shivani Gupta, Sesha Kiran Kollipara, Tirukoillur Mohanbabu Hemalatha, Hemavati Ranebennur, Govind Pratap Rao
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00091.1 Identification of a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma citri’ strain associated with phyllody disease of cumin
Manish Kumar, Ramesh, Govind Pratap Rao
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00056.0 Emerging phytoplasma threat: Plum orchards under siege in Himachal Pradesh, India
Abhinav Thakur, Anil Handa, Aman Chauhan
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00057.7 Multilocus gene characterization of phytoplasmas associated with weeds in chickpea crops in Andhra Pradesh, India
Desireddy Vindyasree, Madem Gurivi Reddy, Manyam Pradeep, Boya Hussainammagari Chaitanya, Madduri Subrahmanya Venkata Chalam, Reddypogu Sarada Jayalakshmi Devi
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00058.3 Epidemiology and control of phytoplasma-associated diseases [Epidemiology and control] Evaluating the threat of phytoplasma disease emergence in agroecosystems and natural habitats
Valeria Trivellone, Roxana Jafari Haddadian, Christopher H. Dietrich
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00059.X Emerging hosts of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii’: A molecular insight into Luffa acutangula, Momordica dioca and Lawsonia innermis from Northeast India
Manoj Kumar Kalita, Dibya Sree Dutta
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00060.0 Biological and molecular features of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum’ associated with a severe outbreak in apricot
Marco Gagliardi, Romolo Laurita, Roberto Montalbetti, Vittorio Colombo, Nicola Mori, Francesco Pacini, Assunta Bertaccini
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00061.7 Influence of weather parameters on sesame phyllody
Vivek Chouksey, Kailash Narayan Gupta, Anand Kumar Vishwakarma
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00062.3 Identification of resistant germplasm in sesame against phyllody disease
Kailash Narayan Gupta, Anand Kumar Vishwakarma, Rajani Bisen, Rashmi Yadav, Govind Pratap Rao, Sanjay Kalia
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00063.X Epidemiology of brinjal little leaf phytoplasma in Assam, India: Genetic diversity and seed transmission
Dibya Sree Dutta, Rontung Kalita, Manoj Kumar Kalita
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00064.6 Combatting pear decline in Flemish orchards: A comprehensive approach to disease detection and management
Ellen Everaert, Tim Belien, Gertie Peusens, Serge Remy, Dany Bylemans, Kris De Jonghe
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00065.2 Further study on the potential of Frateuria defendens as a biocontrol agent against phytoplasmas
Lilach Iasur-Kruh, Suzana Moussa, Vered Naor
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00066.9 Integrated disease management and diseases of quarantine importance [Management] Presence of “flavescence dorée” phytoplasma in grapevine lignified canes and effectiveness of different sanitation methods
Nadia Bertazzon, Chiara De Gregorio, Olesya Kalinina, Francesco Rampino, Veronica Sofia Bottarel, Cezar Dumitrescu, Luisa Filippin, Elisa Angelini
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00067.5 Testing for ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium’ and peach latent mosaic viroid presence in Russia
Yuri Shneyder, Elena Karimova, Tatiana Zhivaeva, Evgeniya Lozovaya, Ida Bashkirova, Yuri Prikhodko
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00068.1 Evaluation of sesame germplasm against the phyllody disease
Pankaj Sharma, Jaswinder Kaur, Amandeep Singh, Anna Goyal, Priya, Tanisha Gupta, Prabhjpdt Singh Sandhu
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00069.8 Management of phyllody of sesame
Vivek Chouksey, Kailash Narayan Gupta, Anand Kumar Vishwakarma
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00092.8 Phytoplasma diseases of sugar crops [Sugar crops] Fastidious, phloem-limited bacteria, pathogens of sugar beet
Bojan Duduk, Jelena Stepanovic, Nikola Stanojevic, Emil Rekanovic, Nina Vuckovic, Nataša Duduk, Ivana Vico
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00070.9 Identification of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ in sugar beet in the Voronezh region of the Russian Federation
Yuri Prikhodko, Maria Pruchkina, Tatiana Zhivaeva, Yuri Shneyder, Olga Stognienko, Elena Gerr
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00071.5 Molecular identification of phloem-restricted bacteria in insects and sugar beet crops in Italy
Luca Guerrini, Anton Zakurin, Francesco Pacini, Nicola Mori, Sri Tej Mateeti, Giovanni Campagna, Massimo Zaghi, Maria Fattori, Assunta Bertaccini
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00072.1 Multigene characterization of a 16SrII-D phytoplasma associated with sugarcane in Oman
Ali M. Al-Subhi, Azza K. Al-Aamri, Rashid A. Al-Yahyai, Abdullah M. Al-Sadi
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00073.8 Identification of diverse phytoplasmas in sugarcane yellow canopy syndrome
Francesco Pacini, Eleonora Satta, Samanta Paltrinieri, Assunta Bertaccini
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00074.4 Mechanized sett treatment: An innovative technology to deliver various agro-inputs for the management of sugarcane diseases including the grassy shoot
Palaniyandi Malathi, Rasappa Viswanathan, Amalraj Ramesh Sundar
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00075.0 Grassy shoot of sugarcane in India: Impact to cane cultivation, diagnostics and sustainable disease management
Rasappa Viswanathan
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00076.7 Diagnostics of sugarcane grassy shoot phytoplasma for a healthy seed nursery programme in sugarcane
Kadirvel Nithya, Manimekalai Ramaswamy, Kalimuthu Kaverinathan, Nithyanantham Ramasamy, Rasappa Viswanathan
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00077.3 Seed treatment: Suitable approaches for establishing nursery of sugarcane free of phytoplasma associated diseases
Nilesh Singh, Madhupriya Pandey, Pankaj Kumar Rai, Sant Sharan Tripathi, Ajay Kumar Tiwari
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00078.X A multiplex PCR assay for rapid differentiation of sugarcane phytoplasmas reveals co-infection in samples from Thailand
Weerakorn Saengsai, Benjawan Ruttawat, Suchirat Sakuanrungsirikul
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00079.6 Antagonist bacteria in action: A strategy for managing sugarcane white leaf disease
Weerakorn Saengsai, Benjawan Rattawat, Sineenat Phomthirat, Chamaiporn Kaiyaphai, Raweewan Chuekittisak, Nattapat Khumla, Suchirat Sakuanrungsirikul
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00080.7 Phytoplasma diseases of citrus crops [Citrus crops] Mixed infection of phytoplasmas, “huanglongbing” and citrus tristeza virus in major citrus species at New Delhi, India
Surabhi Mitra, Govind Pratap Rao, Eapen Punnapuzha Koshy, Shailendra Kumar Srivastava
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00081.3 First report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia’ associated with witches’ broom disease of grapefruit in Oman
Mohammed Al-Sadrani, Emran Al-Jahwari, Ali Al-Subhi
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00082.X CRISPR/Cas-based detection of Spiroplasma citri for citrus stubborn disease management
Justin Shih, Wei Wei
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00083.6 Phytoplasma diseases of palm trees [Palm trees] Current and future molecular diagnostics of palms phytoplasmas
Manimekalai Ramaswamy, Smita Nair, Govind Pratap Rao, Madhavan Kochu Babu, Virendra Kumar Baranwal, Karthikeyan Gandhi
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00084.2 Search for coconut lethal yellowing alternate hosts among coconut associated weeds and cultivated crops in Mozambique
Amide Bangali, Marilia Mazivele, Nils Hogberg, Joao Bila
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00085.9 Detection, epidemiology and management of phytoplasma diseases of palms
Vinayaka Hegde, Merin Babu, Josephrajkumar Arulappan
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00086.5 Comparative symptomatology of root (wilt) and mid whorl yellowing diseases of coconut in Kerala, India
Amitha Paul, Joy Michal Johnson, K Sinijadas, Radhika Nurani Subramanian, Radhakrishnan Nanjil Venkata Chalam, Usha Chacko Thomas, Swapna Alex, Manju Ramakrishnan Nair Vimala Devi
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00087.1 Phytoplasma diseases of oil palm
Madhavan Kochu Babu, Govind Pratap Rao, Kochubabu Sumi, Ramaswamy Manimekalai
DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2025.00088.8 Transmission studies on spear rot disease of oil palm
Madhavan Kochu Babu, Govind Pratap Rao, Kochubabu Sumi, Manimekalai Ramaswamy
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