{"title":"Salix babylonica: a new host of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma ziziphi’","authors":"GG Lai, F Li, JX Li, P Zhang, TS Zhu","doi":"10.1007/s13314-022-00479-7","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>\n In a survey in 2020, <i>Salix babylonica</i> trees displaying symptoms of phyllody, little leaves, and dieback were observed in Xinjiang province of China. Nested PCRs carried out using universal primer pairs for 16 S rRNA and <i>tuf</i> genes, detected the presence of phytoplasmas in symptomatic trees, while no amplification was found in symptomless trees. Blastn and phylogenetic analyses showed that detected phytoplasmas belong to the species ‘<i>Candidatus</i> Phytoplasma ziziphi’, ribosomal subgroup 16SrV-B. This is the first report of <i>S. babylonica</i> as plant host of ‘<i>Ca</i>. Phytoplasma ziziphi’, associated with phyllody disease in China.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45862,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Plant Disease Notes","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2022-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Australasian Plant Disease Notes","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13314-022-00479-7","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"PLANT SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In a survey in 2020, Salix babylonica trees displaying symptoms of phyllody, little leaves, and dieback were observed in Xinjiang province of China. Nested PCRs carried out using universal primer pairs for 16 S rRNA and tuf genes, detected the presence of phytoplasmas in symptomatic trees, while no amplification was found in symptomless trees. Blastn and phylogenetic analyses showed that detected phytoplasmas belong to the species ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma ziziphi’, ribosomal subgroup 16SrV-B. This is the first report of S. babylonica as plant host of ‘Ca. Phytoplasma ziziphi’, associated with phyllody disease in China.
期刊介绍:
Australasian Plant Disease Notes is an international journal for publication of short reports from all countries which describe original research that transcends national boundaries. All aspects of plant pathology are covered including new geographical records of diseases or pathogens, new pathogens or pathogen strains, taxonomic papers, quarantine notes, disease management and diagnostic methods. Australasian Plant Disease Notes is a publication of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society.