Multilocus Gene Analyses Indicate Tamarix aphylla as Reservoir Host of Diverse Phytoplasmas Associated with Witches’ Broom and Yellowing Symptomatology
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Tamarix aphylla Sample | 16S rRNA Gene (Ribosomal Group) GenBank Accession Number | tuf Gene (Ribosomal Group) GenBank Accession Number | secA Gene (Ribosomal Group) GenBank Accession Number |
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Taa 70=82 | ‘Ca. P. australasiae=australasiaticum’ (16SrII-D) MK313752 | ‘Ca. P. trifolii’ (16SrVI-A) PP491878 | ‘Ca. P. graminis’ (16SrI-C) PP491881 |
Taa83 | ‘Ca. P. asteris’ (16SrI-B) MK313753 | ‘Ca. P. asteris’ (16SrI-B) PP491877 | ‘Ca. P. asteris’ (16SrI-B) PP491880 |
Taa84 | ‘Ca. P. trifolii’ (16SrVI-A) MK313754 | ‘Ca. P. asteris’ (Nd) PP491876 | ‘Ca. P. asteris’ (16SrI-F) PP491879 |
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Esmaeilzadeh-Hosseini, S.A.; Babaei, G.; Pacini, F.; Bertaccini, A. Multilocus Gene Analyses Indicate Tamarix aphylla as Reservoir Host of Diverse Phytoplasmas Associated with Witches’ Broom and Yellowing Symptomatology. Plants 2024, 13, 1248. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13091248
Esmaeilzadeh-Hosseini SA, Babaei G, Pacini F, Bertaccini A. Multilocus Gene Analyses Indicate Tamarix aphylla as Reservoir Host of Diverse Phytoplasmas Associated with Witches’ Broom and Yellowing Symptomatology. Plants. 2024; 13(9):1248. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13091248
Chicago/Turabian StyleEsmaeilzadeh-Hosseini, Seyyed Alireza, Ghobad Babaei, Francesco Pacini, and Assunta Bertaccini. 2024. "Multilocus Gene Analyses Indicate Tamarix aphylla as Reservoir Host of Diverse Phytoplasmas Associated with Witches’ Broom and Yellowing Symptomatology" Plants 13, no. 9: 1248. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13091248