Bulletin of Insectology (2007) 60, 383-384
V.A. Prota, R. Garau, S. Paltrinieri, S. Botti, S. Nahdi, A. Calari, A. Sechi and A. Bertaccini (2007)
Molecular identification of phytoplasmas infecting myrtle plantations in Sardinia (Italy)
Bulletin of Insectology 60 (2), 383-384
First International Phytoplasmologist Working Group Meeting (IPWG), Bologna (Italy) November 12-15, 2007
Abstract: Myrtus communis is a bushy species of the Mediterranean area that produce very popular liquor: Red mirto and White mirto. Preliminary studies in North Sardinia, resulted in the observation of a severe symptomatology associated with phytoplasma presence. These studies continued, and recently a total of 33 symptomatic plants belonging to different cultivars in two plantations were mapped and repeatedly tested using molecular methods. Phytoplasmas belonging to the 16SrI, 16SrII-F, 16SrIII, 16SrV-A, 16SrX-A, and 16SrXII-A subgroups were identified. Molecular assays on potential insect vectors showed that 16SrX-A+16SrI-B, 16SrXII-A and 16SrIII subgroups were present.
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Database assignments for author(s): Assunta Bertaccini
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
