Phytopathogenic Mollicutes

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• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Survival strategy of phytoplasmas suggested from genomic and virulence factor research

  • Author: Kenro Oshima, Kensaku Maejima, Yugo Kitazawa, Yuta Isobe, Ai Endo, Shigetou Namba, Yasuyuki Yamaji
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00001.4

• Phytoplasma infection alters polar lipid composition and triggers chloroplast autophagy in host plants

  • Author: Junichi Inaba, Bo Min Kim, Yan Zhao, Wei Wei
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00002.6

• Exploring changes in volatile organic compounds profiles of tomato plants infected with phytoplasmas

  • Author: Algirdas Ivanauskas, Aijun Zhang, Yan Zhao, Wei Wei
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00003.8

• Lectin binding assay reveals phytoplasma infection-induced alteration of plant host protein glycosylation

  • Author: Bo Min Kim, Junichi Inaba, Yan Zhao, Wei Wei
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00004.X

• Understanding interactions of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ with grapevine through the lens of complex networks

  • Author: Marina Dermastia, Blaz Skrlj, Anita Valmarska, Rebeka Strah, Novak Marusa Pompe, Barbara Anzic, Spela Tomaz, Maja Kriznik, Christina Schonhuber, Monika Riedle-Bauer, Marko Petek, Ales Kladnik, Nada Lavrac, Kristina Gruden, Thomas Roitsch, Gunter Brader
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00005.1

• First insights into the genome of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma rubi’ highlight effector protein repertoire of 16SrV phytoplasmas

  • Author: Jan Werner Bohm, Dominik Duckeck, Christina Zubert, Gaia Carminati, Bernd Schneider, Bojan Duduk, Michael Kube
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00006.3

• Identification of a “flavescence doree” phytoplasma VmpA candidate receptor in the experimental insect vector, Euscelidius variegatus

  • Author: Francesca Canuto, Nathalie Arricau-Bouvery, Sybille Duret, Marie-Pierre Dubrana, Laure Beven, Christophe Garcion, Lysiane Brocard, Stephane Claverol, Sylvie Malembic-Maher, Xavier Foissac
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00007.5

• Phenotyping a grapevine population segregating for resistance to “flavescence doree” disease

  • Author: Sofia Casarin, Nadia Bertazzon, Francesca Taranto, Luisa Filippin, Daniele Migliaro, Vally Forte, Cinzia Montemurro, Manna Crespan, Elisa Angelini, Nunzio D'Agostino
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00008.7

• Towards a metabolomic characterization of the grapevine response to “flavescence doree” infection by NMR and LC-MS profiling

  • Author: Catherine Deborde, Stephane Bernillon, Josep Valls-Fonayet, Daniel Jacob, Sylvie Malembic-Maher, Delphine Desque, Thierry Lusseau, Annick Moing, Sandrine Eveillard
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00009.9

• Insights into grapevine gene responses to ‘flavescence doree’ phytoplasma

  • Author: Enora Bodin, Camille Jollard, Alexis Dasse, Marie-Cecile Dufour, Frederique Razan, Delphine Desque, Marie-France Corio-Costet, Sylvie Malembic-Maher, Sandrine Eveillard
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00010.5

• Overexpressing a molecular target of SAP11CaPM in apple

  • Author: Mattia Tabarelli, Katrin Janik, Mickael Malnoy
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00011.7

• Complete genome sequences of phytoplasma strains in group 16SrII associated with Parthenium phyllody in India

  • Author: Kiran Kirdat, Bhavesh Tiwarekar, Shivaji Sathe, Amit Yadav
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00012.9

• Investigating the microbial composition of “flavescence doree”- infected grapevine plants

  • Author: Nicoletta Contaldo, Mogens Nicolaisen, Enoch Narh Kudjordjie, Assunta Bertaccini
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00013.0

• Microbiomes of soil and roots of two palm species infected with ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae’ in two different ecosystems: Single strand conformation polymorphism analysis

  • Author: Arevik Poghosyan, Angel Carrillo, Julio Hernandez, Aaron Barraza, Vladimir Lebsky
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00014.2

• Presence and distribution of known, alternative and putative insect vectors of phytoplasmas associated with “flavescence doree” disease inNortheast Italy

  • Author: Enea Guerrieri, Vally Forte, Elena Belgeri, Marzia Signorotto, Luisa Filippin, Mattia Burati, Marika Pavasini, Elisa Angelini, Nicola Mori
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00015.4

• Potential insect vectors of phytoplasmas in wheat and maize crops in Poland

  • Author: Agnieszka Zwolinska, Michalina Danielewska, Marta Jurga-Zotow, Tomasz Klejdysz, Beata Hasiow-Jaroszewska
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00016.6

• Assessment of proportion of populations of Haplaxius crudus and Oecleus mackaspringi carrying ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae’ in Jamaica

  • Author: Wayne Myrie, Ericka E. Helmick, Brian W. Bahder
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00017.8

• Study on epidemiology of streak yellows disease of date palm in Iran

  • Author: Maryam Ghayeb Zamharir, Roya Arbabtafti
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00018.X

• Study on soybean bud proliferation phytoplasma insect vector

  • Author: Maryam Ghayeb Zamharir, Samira Shameli
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00019.1

• Molecular characterization of a phytoplasma associated with sesame phyllody diseases and identification of its insect vector in Kerman province of Iran

  • Author: Mehdi Azadvar, Elham Heydarinejad
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00020.8

• Insect vectors of phytoplasmas in soybean fields: Discovery of Recilia dorsalis and Exitianus indicus through feeding medium assay

  • Author: Kiran Kirdat, Bhavesh Tiwarekar, Shivaji Sathe, Amit Yadav
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00021.X

• Jujube witches’ broom disease: Bacteria that drive the plants crazy

  • Author: Jidong Li, Jiancan Feng
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00022.1

• Origin of isolated cases of “flavescence doree” in North-East of France: Search for reservoir plants and insect vectors in semi-natural habitats near vineyards

  • Author: Arthur Auriol, Pascal Salar, Sandra Pedemay, Thierry Lusseau, Delphine Desque, Denis Lacaze, Mathilde Bocquart, Marielle Levillain, Jean-Saïd Bey, Pascale Pienne, Marion Delame, Bruno Doublet, Isabelle Riou, Celine Abidon, Xavier Foissac, Sylvie Malembic-Maher
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00023.3

• Epidemiology of pear decline in orchards without vector control in Southwest Germany

  • Author: Wolfgang Jarausch, Miriam Runne, Nora Schwind, Stefanie Alexander, Barbara Jarausch
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00024.5

• ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii’ associated with faba bean phyllody in Jordan

  • Author: Nida M. Salem, Abumuslem Motasem, Katbeh-Bader Ahmad, Piero A. Bianco, Fabio Quaglino
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00025.7

• Soybean bud proliferation phytoplasma transmission by seed

  • Author: Maryam Ghayeb Zamharir, Samira Shameli
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00026.9

• Phytoplasma presence and inoculum sources in carrot fields in Turkey

  • Author: Filiz Randa Zelyut, Derya Senal, Filiz Ertunc
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00027.0

• Seed transmission of phytoplasmas in tomato and chilli varieties commonly grown in Mauritius

  • Author: Arty Gungoosingh Bunwaree, Nicoletta Contaldo, Assunta Bertaccini
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00028.2

• Seed transmission of phytoplasmas infecting eggplants in India

  • Author: Sri Tej Mateeti, Mukesh Darabakula, Nicoletta Contaldo, Francesco Pacini, Assunta Bertaccini
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00029.4

• Adaptive management trials for the control of Scaphoideus titanus, main vector of “flavescence doree” phytoplasmas

  • Author: Attilio Rizzoli, Alan Oggier, Mauro Jermini, Riccardo Battelli, Christophe Debonneville, Olivier Schumpp, Marco Conedera
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00030.0

• Detailed assessment of control measures against “flavescence doree” allows reduction of pesticide use

  • Author: Christophe Debonneville, Christian Linder, Olivier Viret, Michel Jeanrenaud, Olivier Schumpp
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00031.2

• Plasma activated water and phytoplasma interactions in Catharanthus roseus alkaloid pathway

  • Author: Nicoletta Contaldo, Yuri Zambon, Romolo Laurita, Matteo Gherardi, Vittorio Colombo, Assunta Bertaccini
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00032.4

• Reaction of some Persian lime accessions on different rootstocks to witches’ broom disease of lime

  • Author: Morteza Golmohammadi, Hamed Hassanzadeh Khankahdani, Somayeh Rastegar
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00033.6

• Effect of temperature on symptom expression of witches’ broom disease in a susceptible genotype of Persian lime

  • Author: Sina Noorizadeh, Morteza Golmohammadi, Mohammad Mehdi Faghihi
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00034.8

• Optimal management of witches’ broom disease of lime in presence of extreme environmental factors using stochastic dynamic modelling

  • Author: Sofiyat Salam, Ibtisam Al-Abri, Abdullah Al-Sadi, Slim Zekri
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00035.X

• Enhancing the survival of sugarcane infected white leaf disease by using bacterial indoleacetic acid producers

  • Author: Thoa Kim Thi Nguyen, Chau Bao Ngoc Nguyen, Duong Anh Cao, Quoc Bao Nguyen
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00036.1

• Production of sugarcane grassy shoot disease free setts by using hot water treatment

  • Author: Ajay Kumar Tiwari, Govind Pratap Rao
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00037.3

• Control methods of alfalfa witches’ broom phytoplasma disease

  • Author: Seyyed Alireza Esmaeilzadeh-Hosseini, Mansour Shakeri, Mohammad Salehi, Ghasem Abyar, Assunta Bertaccini
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00038.5

• ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia’ and ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia’: Epidemiology meets quarantine

  • Author: Assunta Bertaccini
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00039.7

• Multilocus RFLP characterization of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri’ strains in pear from Chile and Italy

  • Author: Alan Zamorano, Camila Gamboa, Javiera Fuentes, Sebastián Cabrera, Camila Herrera, Pietro Bianco, Assunta Bertaccini, Nicola Fiore
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00040.3

• Screening of European stone fruit yellows, apple proliferation and pear decline diseases in fruit nurseries with focus on latent infection

  • Author: Jiri Sedlak, Dana Safarova, Radek Cmejla, Milan Navratil, Martina Rejlova, Michal Skalsky, Jana Ourednickova, Boris KrSka, Jan Namestek
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00041.5

• Multigene characterization of phytoplasmas enclosed in 16SrIX group infecting different host plant species

  • Author: Alessandra Sciovolone, Nicoletta Contaldo, Camilla Barbieri, Nicola Mori, Maria Grazia Bellardi, Assunta Bertaccini
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00042.7

• Mixed phytoplasma infection in Cressa cretica showing witches’ broom symptoms in Iran

  • Author: Seyyed Alireza Esmaeilzadeh-Hosseini, Ghobad Babaei, Assunta Bertaccini
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00043.9

• Mixed infection of phytoplasmas and potyvirus in Phlox drummondii in India

  • Author: Hemavati Ranebennur, Govind Pratap Rao, V Celia Chalam, Kirti Rawat, YS Shreenath
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00044.0

• Detection and identification of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma rubi’ and viruses in Rubus idaeus using total RNA

  • Author: Jana Franova, Jaroslava Pribylova, Rostislav Zemek, Jiunn Luh Tan, Zhibo Hamborg, Dag-Ragnar Blystad, Ondrej Lenz, Igor Koloniuk
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00045.2

• Multigene characterization of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae’ strains infecting citrus species in Cuba

  • Author: Camilo Paredes-Tomas, Maritza Luis-Pantoja, Nicoletta Contaldo, Assunta Bertaccini, Francesco Pacini
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00046.4

• Duplex PCR assay for simultaneous detection of citrus witches' broom and "huanglongbing" pathogens

  • Author: Mehdi Azadvar, Amineh Amirmijani, Virendra K. Baranwal
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00047.6

• The biology and epidemiology of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris‘ and ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ and their contribution to risk management in carrots

  • Author: Ellen Everaert, Thomas Goedefroit, Kris De Jonghe
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00048.8

• Phytoplasma, proteobacterium and fungus in single and mixed infections of sugar beet in central Europe

  • Author: Bojan Duduk, Andrea Kosovac, Jelena Stepanovic, Emil Rekanovic, Zivko Curcic, Jan Werner Bohm, Michael Kube, Nina Vuckovic, NataSa Duduk, Ivana Vico
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00049.X

• ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ and ‘Candidatus Arsenophonus phytopathogenicus’ in sugar beet in Germany and Switzerland

  • Author: Mario Schumann, Olaf Czarnecki, Harald Keunecke, Witoon Purahong, Kerstin Kruger
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00050.6

• First evidence of 16SrII-D phytoplasmas association with Luffa cylindrica phyllody from India

  • Author: Govind Pratap Rao, Smriti Mall, Ajay Kumar Tiwari, Surabhi Mitra, Sushil Kumar Singh
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00051.8

• First report of a phytoplasma associated with little leaf and witches’ broom of Tecoma stans in India

  • Author: Surabhi Mitra, Govind Pratap Rao, Sushil Kumar Singh
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00052.X

• Identification of 16SrII group phytoplasma strain associated with witches’ broom of spinach and hemp in India

  • Author: Apoorva Srivastava, Smriti Mall, Sushil Kumar Singh, Durgesh Dubey, Govind Pratap Rao
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00053.1

• Occurrence of a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia’ strain associated with Euonymus japonicus fasciation

  • Author: Seyyed Alireza Esmaeilzadeh-Hosseini, Mohammad Reza Vazifeshenas, Ghobad Babaei, Assunta Bertaccini
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00054.3

• Phytoplasma-associated diseases in stone fruits, pomegranate and grapevine in Jordan

  • Author: Asem Habes Abu Alloush, Piero Attilio Bianco, Alberto Alma, Rosemarie Tedeschi, Fabio Quaglino
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00055.5

• Investigation on phytoplasma diseases of sweet pepper in the Bekaa valley of Lebanon

  • Author: Raied Abou Kubaa, Nicoletta Contaldo, Serafina Serena Amoia, Fouad Jreijiri, Elia Choueiri
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00056.7

• Molecular detection of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma mali’ associated with virescence in Narcissus tazetta in Turkey

  • Author: Kadir Boztas, Hamide Deniz Kocabag, Kayhan Derecik, Mona Gazel, Hikmet Murat Sipahioglu, Kadriye Caglayan, Isil Tulum
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00057.9

• Multilocus next-generation sequencing of leafhopper-associated phytoplasmas highlights gaps in knowledge for some phytoplasma lineages and genetic loci

  • Author: Valeria Trivellone, Yanghui Cao, Christopher H. Dietrich
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00058.0

• Preventing phytoplasma emerging diseases: Phylogenetic relatedness and landscape analyses to assess the risk of outbreaks

  • Author: Christine Fink, Lisa Kwan, Valeria Trivellone
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00059.2

• Main phytoplasmas infecting crops in South America

  • Author: Nicola Fiore
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00060.9

• First report of 16SrII-D phytoplasmas in Verbesina encelioides showing phyllody in Oman

  • Author: M. Al-Subhi Ali, Ala'a K. Al-Alwai, A. Rashid Al-Yahyai, Abdullah M. Al-Sadi
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00061.0

• Phytoplasma diseases in Azerbaijan: An historical perspective

  • Author: Gulnara Balakishiyeva, Aysel Madadli, Alamdar Mammadov, Shahniyar Bayramov, Madat Gurbanov, Pascal Salar, Xavier Foissac, Irada Huseynova
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00062.2

• Important phytoplasma ribosomal subgroups distributed in Iran

  • Author: Seyyed Alireza Esmaeilzadeh-Hosseini, Mehdi Azadvar, Ghobad Babaei, Mohammad Salehi, Assunta Bertaccini
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00063.4

• Occurrence of a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ strain associated with onion yellows disease in Iran

  • Author: Mohammad Salehi, Seyyed Alireza Esmaeilzadeh-Hosseini, Elham Salehi
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00064.6

• Multilocus sequence analysis of phytoplasmas associated with cucurbitaceous crops in Kerman province of Iran

  • Author: Mehdi Azadvar, Mojgan Mousavi
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00065.8

• Detection of 16SrII-D phytoplasmas associated with tomato little leaf in Eastern Uttar Pradesh

  • Author: Apoorva Srivastava, Smriti Mall
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00066.X

• Development of multilevel monitoring systems for the identification of phytoplasma diseases in German viticultural areas

  • Author: Barbara Jarausch, Elias Alisaac, Petra Schumacher, Pascal Gauweiler, Robin Gruna, Laura Zabawa, Lasse Klingbeil, Sonja Rechkemmer, Wolfgang Jarausch, Michael Maixner, Anna Kicherer
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00067.1

• Digital phytoplasmology: Remote sensing of fruit tree phytoplasma diseases

  • Author: Wolfgang Jarausch, Patrick Menz, Ali Al Masri, Miriam Runne, Bonito Thielert, Katrin Kohler, Sebastian Warnemunde, David Kilias, Barbara Jarausch, Uwe Knauer
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00068.3

• Leaf reddening as suitable symptom of pear decline for remote sensing

  • Author: Wolfgang Jarausch, Miriam Runne, Nora Schwind, Barbara Jarausch
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00069.5

• Unravelling the puzzle of 16SrV phytoplasmas in hazelnuts: A systematic study of sampling and detection

  • Author: Zala Kogej Zwitter, Nejc Jakos, Nataaa Mehle
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00070.1

• Exploring practical applications of metabarcoding with MinION to support the surveillance of the phloem bacteria ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma’ and ‘Candidatus Liberibacter’

  • Author: Ellen Everaert, Kris De Jonghe, Dieter Slos, Maaike Heyneman, Annelies Haegeman
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00071.3

• Validation of a modified quantitative PCR and synthetic DNA gBlocks control for detection of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma mali’

  • Author: Jarred Yasuhara-Bell, Stefano Costanzo, Vessela Mavrodieva
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00072.5

• Phytoplasmas in papaya: Detection and identification

  • Author: Camilla Barbieri, Nicoletta Contaldo, Alessandra Sciovolone, Assunta Bertaccini
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00073.7

• Multigene analyses for identification of phytoplasma strains infecting Dimorphandra gardneriana and Turnera ulmifolia in Brazil

  • Author: Nicoletta Contaldo, Francesco Pacini, Helena Gugliemi Montano, Joao Pedro Pimentel, Assunta Bertaccini
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00074.9

• Volatile signatures of phytoplasma presence from marigold plants showing witches’ broom and their potential as biomarkers for diagnostics

  • Author: K Prabha, Kuchimanchi Venkataramana Prasad, Ahammed Shabeer Thekkumpurath, Vasundhara More, Vrishali Bankar, Ram Gagare, Rajaram Kale, Reshma R. Patil
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00075.0

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  • Author: Assunta Bertaccini, Govind Pratap Rao