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Phytoplasma disease surveys in Tonga, New Caledonia and Vanuatu

Phytoplasma disease surveys in Tonga, New Caledonia and Vanuatu Phytoplasma disease surveys of Tonga, Vanuatu and the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia were conducted. Samples were collected from plants showing phytoplasma disease-like symptoms and phytoplasmas were detected by nested polymerase chain reaction, followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and DNA sequencing. In New Caledonia, phytoplasmas were associated with diseases of pineapple (Ananas comosus), onion (Allium cepa), garlic (Allium sativum), tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and strawberry (Fragaria sp.). In Tonga, they were associated with diseases of Indian mulberry (also known as noni; Morinda citrifolia), sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and a weed Cyanthileum cinereum (Syn. Vernonia cinerea). In Vanuatu, they were associated with sweet potato and sand-binder (Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis). DNA sequence comparisons revealed that there were phytoplasmas with a high similarity (most >95% similar) to members of the ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense’ or ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ (16SrXII) group, the ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia’ (16SrII) group and the Mexican periwinkle virescence (16SrXIII) group. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australasian Plant Pathology Springer Journals

Phytoplasma disease surveys in Tonga, New Caledonia and Vanuatu

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2006 by Australasian Plant Pathology Society
Subject
Life Sciences; Plant Pathology; Plant Sciences; Agriculture; Entomology; Ecology
ISSN
0815-3191
eISSN
1448-6032
DOI
10.1071/AP06029
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Abstract

Phytoplasma disease surveys of Tonga, Vanuatu and the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia were conducted. Samples were collected from plants showing phytoplasma disease-like symptoms and phytoplasmas were detected by nested polymerase chain reaction, followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and DNA sequencing. In New Caledonia, phytoplasmas were associated with diseases of pineapple (Ananas comosus), onion (Allium cepa), garlic (Allium sativum), tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and strawberry (Fragaria sp.). In Tonga, they were associated with diseases of Indian mulberry (also known as noni; Morinda citrifolia), sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and a weed Cyanthileum cinereum (Syn. Vernonia cinerea). In Vanuatu, they were associated with sweet potato and sand-binder (Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis). DNA sequence comparisons revealed that there were phytoplasmas with a high similarity (most >95% similar) to members of the ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense’ or ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ (16SrXII) group, the ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia’ (16SrII) group and the Mexican periwinkle virescence (16SrXIII) group.

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Australasian Plant PathologySpringer Journals

Published: Jan 28, 2011

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