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 …

Several economically relevant phytoplasma-associated diseases are described together
with an update of phytoplasma taxonomy and major biological and molecular features of …

Phytoplasmas, the causal agents of numerous plant diseases, are insect-vector-transmitted,
cell-wall-less bacteria descended from ancestral low-G+ C-content Gram-positive bacteria in …

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

Many of the world's most important vegetables and medicinal crops, including carrot, celery,
coriander, fennel, and cumin, belong to the Apiaceae family. In this review, we summarize …

Numerous yellows-type diseases of plants have been associated with wall-less prokaryote
pathogens–phytoplasmas over the last 40 years. These pathogens are not grown in axenic …

ABSTRACT Phytoplasmas (“Candidatus Phytoplasma,” class Mollicutes) cause disease in
hundreds of economically important plants and are obligately transmitted by sap-feeding …

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 …

[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 …