Bulletin of Insectology (2011) 64, S99-S100

Helena G. Montano, Nicoletta Contaldo, João P. Pimentel, Jadier O. Cunha Junior, Samanta Paltrinieri and Assunta Bertaccini (2011)
Turnera ulmifolia, a new phytoplasma host species
Bulletin of Insectology 64 (Suppl.), S99-S100
Second International Phytoplasmologist Working Group Meeting (IPWG), Neustadt an der Weinstraße (Germany) September 12-15, 2011
Abstract: Turnera ulmifolia L., the yellow alder, is a widely distributed species in Brazil where, besides being an ornamental, it is used as a tea for the treatment of gastric diseases. In plants showing yellowing and witches' broom symptoms, a phytoplasma was detected by molecular analyses; its characterization by RFLP analyses of 16S rDNA gene allowed preliminary classification of this phytoplasma into the 16SrXIII ribosomal group. This is the first time that a phytoplasma from the 16SrXIII group has been reported in Brazil.
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Database assignments for author(s): Helena G. Montano, Nicoletta Contaldo, Assunta Bertaccini

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	16SrXIII phytoplasma group		Brazil (south)