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Molecular Identification and Phylogenetic Analysis of a Group 16SrI‐B Phytoplasma Associated with Sugarcane Yellow Leaf Syndrome in Brazil
Author(s) -
Silva Eliane G.,
Bedendo Ivan P.,
Casagrande Marcos V.,
Moraes Vicente A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of phytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1439-0434
pISSN - 0931-1785
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2009.01561.x
Subject(s) - phytoplasma , biology , phylogenetic tree , botany , identification (biology) , disease , polymerase chain reaction , genetics , restriction fragment length polymorphism , gene , pathology , medicine
Yellow leaf syndrome was a serious problem in the beginning of the 1990s in Brazil, when yield losses were estimated to be around 50%. The disease is currently endemic, but it is considered potentially important. Previous studies have revealed only the presence of a luteovirus associated with the disease in Brazil. We report that a phytoplasma of 16SrI‐B is also associated with this disease. This is the first demonstration of the presence of a group 16SrI‐B phytoplasma in association with sugarcane yellow leaf in Brazil.