Bulletin of Insectology (2011) 64, S231-S232

Fabio Quaglino, Nicola Mori, Yan Zhao, Giovanni Zanini, Paola Casati, Daniela Bulgari, Anna Zorloni, Robert E. Davis and Piero A. Bianco (2011)
Molecular characterization of 'bois noir' phytoplasma populations from North-Eastern Italy
Bulletin of Insectology 64 (Suppl.), S231-S232
Second International Phytoplasmologist Working Group Meeting (IPWG), Neustadt an der Weinstraße (Germany) September 12-15, 2011
Abstract: Genetic diversity of 'bois noir' phytoplasma populations in two vineyards of Verona province (Veneto region, North-Eastern Italy) was investigated by the use of multilocus analysis of gene sequences amplified in the polymerase chain reaction. Based on results from restriction fragment length polymorphism profiling and nucleotide sequence alignments of 16S rRNA, tuf, hlyC, trxAtruB, cbiQ-glyA, and rplS-csdB genes, 'bois noir' phytoplasma strains were grouped in five SNP lineages. The data suggest that strain composition of BN phytoplasma populations may be modified by ecological relationships in vineyards.
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Database assignments for author(s): Robert E. Davis, Piero Attilio Bianco, Yan Zhao, Nicola Mori

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
molecular biology - genes

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	16SrXII phytoplasma group	Grapevine (Vitis)	Italy