Sponsored by the Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory (MPPL)
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Symptoms induced in a diseased plant of Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) due to infection by
'Candidatus
Phytoplasma asteris'-related strain NJAY. Strain NJAY is a member of 16S rDNA RFLP group
16SrI, subgroup 16SrI-A (I-A).
Symptoms
induced in a diseased plant of Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) due to infection by phytoplasma
strain JR1.
Strain JR1 is a member of 16S rDNA RFLP group 16SrIII, subgroup H (III-H).
Pear (Pyrus communis) tree suffering from pear decline disease in California.
Plant of Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) showing symptoms
of yellows disease in Taiwan. The diseased plant is surrounded by Bermuda grass plants that lack obvious disease
symptoms.
Notes: Latin names of plants -- Latin names of the plants should be in italic letters.
'Candidatus' names -- 'Candidatus phytoplasma
asteris' should be written as 'Candidatus Phytoplasma
asteris'. The correct abbreviation is 'Ca. Phytoplasma
asteris'.
