| 'candidatus phytoplasma sudamericanum', a novel taxon, and strain passwb-br4, a new subgroup 16sriii-v phytoplasma, from diseased passion fruit (passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa deg.). | symptoms of abnormal proliferation of shoots resulting in formation of witches' broom growths were observed on diseased plants of passion fruit (passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa deg.) in brazil. rflp analysis of 16s rrna gene sequences amplified in polymerase chain reactions containing template dnas extracted from diseased plants collected in bonito, pe, and viçosa, mg, brazil, indicated that such symptoms were associated with infections by two mutually distinct phytoplasmas. one phytoplasma, pa ... | 2011 | 21669919 |