[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 …

Aster yellows (AY) group (16SrI) phytoplasmas are associated with over 100 economically
important diseases worldwide and represent the most diverse and widespread phytoplasma …

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 …

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 …

Grapevines, alternative host plants, and vectors from different viticultural areas of Germany
were surveyed for the presence of stolbur-group phytoplasmas that are associated with …

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 …

Following the discovery and description by the middle of the past century in France of an
epidemic grapevine disease called Flavescence dorée (FD), comparable disorders known …

Medicinal and aromatic plants include a broad array of wild and cultivated plants which
contain many biologically-active compounds, known as phytochemicals, that are of great …

A multidisciplinary approach, based on field surveys, molecular biology techniques, and
spatial data analyses, was utilised to investigate the Bois noir (BN) epidemiology in north …

Restriction length polymorphism analysis of PCR-am-plified ribosomal DNA was used to
detect and charac-terize phytoplasmas infecting 49 out of 56 symptomatic plants of 16 …