The genus 'Candidatus Phytoplasma'was proposed to accommodate cell wall-less bacteria
that are molecularly and biochemically incompletely characterized, and colonize plant …

Simple Summary Phytoplasmas are vector-borne and graft-transmissible bacteria that cause
various plant diseases, leading to severe economic losses. Since phytoplasmas cannot be …

Certain obligate parasites induce complex and substantial phenotypic changes in their hosts
in ways that favor their transmission to other trophic levels. However, the mechanisms …

SUMMARY Taxonomy: Superkingdom Prokaryota; Kingdom Monera; Domain Bacteria;
Phylum Firmicutes (low‐G+ C, Gram‐positive eubacteria); Class Mollicutes; Candidatus …

The presence of phytoplasmas and their associated diseases is an emerging threat to
vegetable production which leads to severe yield losses worldwide. Phytoplasmas are …

Phytoplasmas classified in group 16SrXII infect a wide range of plants and are transmitted
by polyphagous planthoppers of the family Cixiidae. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence …

Phytoplasmas are cell wall-less bacteria that cause numerous plant diseases. As no
phytoplasma has been cultured in cell-free medium, phytoplasmas cannot be differentiated …

A summary of the research carried out on phytoplasma-associated diseases 50 years after
their discovery is presented. The great majority of this research was devoted to classification …

Since the first report of existence of phytoplasma disease in 1874 in India, now more than
172 plant species are reported to be the host of ten different groups of phytoplasmas. The …

Apple proliferation (AP), pear decline (PD) and European stone fruit yellows (ESFY) are
among the most economically important plant diseases that are caused by phytoplasmas …