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Zigmunds Orlovskis
Researcher at John Innes Centre
Publications - 7
Citations - 316
Zigmunds Orlovskis is an academic researcher from John Innes Centre. The author has contributed to research in topics: Phytoplasma & Phyllody. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 7 publications receiving 249 citations. Previous affiliations of Zigmunds Orlovskis include Norwich Research Park.
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Phytoplasma effector SAP54 hijacks plant reproduction by degrading MADS-box proteins and promotes insect colonization in a RAD23-dependent manner.
Allyson M. MacLean,Zigmunds Orlovskis,Krissana Kowitwanich,Anna M. Zdziarska,Gerco C. Angenent,Richard G. H. Immink,Saskia A. Hogenhout +6 more
TL;DR: This study reveals how phytoplasma subverts plant development to turn flowers into leaves and thus make its host more attractive to leafhoppers.
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Insect-borne plant pathogenic bacteria: getting a ride goes beyond physical contact
Zigmunds Orlovskis,Maria Cristina Canale,Vera Thole,Pascal Pecher,João Roberto Spotti Lopes,Saskia A. Hogenhout +5 more
TL;DR: Evidence shows that the transmission of plant pathogens goes beyond a physical association with the insect, and involves active modulation of plant processes by the bacteria to promote insect herbivore attraction, colonization and pathogen transmission.
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A few sequence polymorphisms among isolates of Maize bushy stunt phytoplasma associate with organ proliferation symptoms of infected maize plants
Zigmunds Orlovskis,Maria Cristina Canale,Maria Cristina Canale,Mindia Haryono,João Roberto Spotti Lopes,Chih-Horng Kuo,Saskia A. Hogenhout +6 more
TL;DR: Polymorphisms in two putative virulence genes among MBSP isolates from maize‐growing regions in South‐east Brazil are associated with variations in organ proliferation symptoms of MBSP‐infected maize plants.
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A Bacterial Parasite Effector Mediates Insect Vector Attraction in Host Plants Independently of Developmental Changes.
TL;DR: The primary role of SAP54 is to attract leafhopper vectors, which spread the phytoplasmas, and the generation of leaf-like flowers may be secondary or a side effect of the SAP54-mediated degradation of MTFs.
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Witches' Broom Disease of Lime Contributes to Phytoplasma Epidemics and Attracts Insect Vectors.
A. M. Al-Subhi,Abdullah M. Al-Sadi,Rashid Al-Yahyai,Yazhou Chen,Thomas C. Mathers,Zigmunds Orlovskis,Gabriele Moro,Sam T. Mugford,Khalid Al-Hashmi,Saskia A. Hogenhout +9 more
TL;DR: An insect-transmitted phytoplasma causing Witches' Broom Disease of Lime (WBDL) is responsible for the drastic decline in lime production in several countries as mentioned in this paper.