Phytoplasmas cannot be cultivated in vitro, and remain the most poorly understood plant pathogens Despite this limitation, the investigation of their nature with the aid of modern tools has produced noteworthy results during the last 20 years. Using biochemical and molecular approaches, the phylogeny of the phytoplasmas has been described, their chromosomal and extrachromosomal components are being studied, and information on the localization, movement, and metabolic interference occurring in their insect and plant hosts accumulated. At the same time, the application of the new findings in phylogeny and genetics has aided the development of powerful diagnostic tools that have improved the ability to manage diseases which are induced by phytoplasmas

Phytoplasmas: genetics, diagnosis and relationships with the plant and insect host

FIRRAO, Giuseppe;
2007-01-01

Abstract

Phytoplasmas cannot be cultivated in vitro, and remain the most poorly understood plant pathogens Despite this limitation, the investigation of their nature with the aid of modern tools has produced noteworthy results during the last 20 years. Using biochemical and molecular approaches, the phylogeny of the phytoplasmas has been described, their chromosomal and extrachromosomal components are being studied, and information on the localization, movement, and metabolic interference occurring in their insect and plant hosts accumulated. At the same time, the application of the new findings in phylogeny and genetics has aided the development of powerful diagnostic tools that have improved the ability to manage diseases which are induced by phytoplasmas
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