@article{26e34ec755ea49b9a32649c98cb2fbc7,
title = "'Candidatus Phytoplasma spartii', 'Candidatus Phytoplasma rhamni' and 'Candidatus Phytoplasma allocasuarinae', respectively associated with spartium witches'-broom, buckthorn witches'-broom and allocasuarina yellows diseases",
abstract = "Spartium witches'-broom (SpaWB), buckthorn witches'-broom (BWB) and allocasuarina yellows (AlloY) are witches'-broom and yellows diseases of Spartium junceum (Spanish broom), Rhamnus catharticus (buckthorn) and Allocasuarina muelleriana (Slaty she-oak), respectively. These diseases are associated with distinct phytoplasmas. The SpaWB, BWB and AlloY phytoplasmas share <97.5% 16S rDNA sequence similarity with each other and with other known phytoplasmas, including the closely related phytoplasmas of the apple proliferation group. Also, the SpaWB, BWB and AlloY phytoplasmas each have a different natural plant host. Based on their unique properties, it is proposed to designate the mentioned phytoplasmas as novel 'Candidatus' species under the names 'Candidatus Phytoplasma spartii', 'Candidatus Phytoplasma rhamni' and 'Candidatus Phytoplasma allocasuarinae', respectively. � 2004 IUMS.",
keywords = "DNA 16S, apple, article, controlled study, DNA sequence, host, Mollicutes, nonhuman, nucleotide sequence, Phytoplasma allocasuarinae, Phytoplasma rhamni, Phytoplasma spartii, phytoplasmal witches broom, plant disease, polymerase chain reaction, priority journal, Rhamnus, sequence analysis, sequence homology, Spartium, Angiosperms, DNA, Bacterial, DNA, Ribosomal, DNA, Ribosomal Spacer, Genes, rRNA, Molecular Sequence Data, Phylogeny, Phytoplasma, Plant Diseases, Restriction Mapping, RNA, Bacterial, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Allocasuarina, Allocasuarina muelleriana, Candidatus Phytoplasma rhamni, Candidatus Phytoplasma spartii, Cytisus multiflorus, Malus x domestica, Quercus, Rhamnaceae, Rhamnus cathartica, Spartium junceum",
author = "C Marcone and Karen Gibb and Claire Streten-Joyce and B Schneider",
year = "2004",
language = "English",
volume = "54",
pages = "1025--1029",
journal = "International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology",
issn = "1466-5026",
publisher = "Global Science Books",
number = "4",
}