| acholeplasma brassicae sp. nov. and acholeplasma palmae sp. nov., two non-sterol-requiring mollicutes from plant surfaces. | two mollicutes (strains 0502t [t = type strain] and j233t), which were isolated from the surfaces of broccoli (brassica oleracea var. italica) plants or the crown tissues of the coconut palm (cocos nucifera), were capable of sustained growth in serum-free (or cholesterol-free) mycoplasma broth media. examination by electron and dark-field microscopic techniques revealed that the cells of each strain were small, nonhelical, nonmotile, pleomorphic, and coccoid and that each cell was surrounded by ... | 1994 | 7981098 |
| analysis of the complete genomes of acholeplasma brassicae, a. palmae and a. laidlawii and their comparison to the obligate parasites from 'candidatus phytoplasma'. | analysis of the completely determined genomes of the plant-derived acholeplasma brassicae strain o502 and a. palmae strain j233 revealed that the circular chromosomes are 1,877,792 and 1,554,229 bp in size, have a g + c content of 36 and 29%, and encode 1,690 and 1,439 proteins, respectively. comparative analysis of these sequences and previously published genomes of a. laidlawii strain pg-8, 'candidatus phytoplasma asteris' strains, 'ca. p. australiense' and 'ca. p. mali' show a limited shared ... | 2014 | 24158107 |