Open AccessMycoplasmalike Organisms as Causes of Slow Growth and Decline of Trees and Shrubs
Author(s) -
W. A. Sinclair,
Helen R. Griffiths,
IngMing Lee
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
arboriculture and urban forestry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 2155-0778
pISSN - 1935-5297
DOI - 10.48044/jauf.1994.033
Subject(s) - obligate , biology , botany , obligate parasite , phytoplasma , ecology , host (biology) , genetics , polymerase chain reaction , gene , restriction fragment length polymorphism
Mycoplasmalike organisms are obligate parasites of plants and insects. In recent years, advances have been made in detecting and identifying them, distinguishing among those associated with various plant diseases, assigning them to groups based upon homology of DNA base sequences, and determining their roles in decline of trees and shrubs. These advances are reviewed with special reference to ash yellows and elm yellows. Known and probable relationships among MLOs associated with various plant diseases are tabulated.