First report of a 16SrII group phytoplasma associated with die-back diseases of papaya and citrus in Ethiopia

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2007
Country:
Ethiopia
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Agriculture
Authors:
Jones, P., Arocha, Y., Bekele, B., Tadesse, D.

Abstract

This is the first record of phytoplasmas associated with die-back diseases of papaya and citrus in Ethiopia. The 16S rDNA phytoplasma sequences of a representative sample of papaya (Genbank acession No. DQ285659) and citrus (Genbank Accession No. DQ286576) were identical and their highest similarity (98%) was with papaya yellow crinkle in Australia (Genbank acession No. Y10097), a member of the 16SrII group (Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia).

Citation

Arocha, Y.; Bekele, B.; Tadesse, D.; Jones, P. First report of a 16SrII group phytoplasma associated with die-back diseases of papaya and citrus in Ethiopia. Plant Pathology (2007) 56 (6) 1039-1039. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2007.01633.x]

Published 1 January 2007
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