Simona Botti

TL;DR: The phylogenetic relationships among phy toplasmas were generally in agreement with those obtained on the basis of the 16S rRNA gene in the present and previous works, however, the rp gene-based phylogeny allowed for finer resolution of distinct lineages within the phytoplasma 16Sr groups.

TL;DR: Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of the same ribosomal protein DNA fragment validated the delineation of 4 distinct FD strain types derived by RFLP analyses and revealed relationships and a probable evolutionary trend among the FD strains and the other representatives of elm yellows group.

TL;DR: New primers using rDNA sequence information from an Austrian isolate of European Stone Fruit Yellows are developed and could reliably detect the European phytoplasmas (AP, ESFY and PD) within a collection of isolates maintained in micropropagated periwinkle.

TL;DR: The molecular identification and characterization of phytoplasmas from infected grapevines in four loca- tions in Serbia are reported and it is confirmed that the Serbian genotype is indistinguishable from a strain from the Veneto region, Italy.

TL;DR: The 16SrVII-A phytoplasma represents a new finding in grapevine; moreover, variability of the RFLP profile was observed in some of the16SrXII-Aphytoplasmas, indicating possible new ribosomal subgroups.