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An abundant ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ tuf b strain is associated with grapevine, stinging nettle and Hyalesthes obsoletus
‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ genome project and genetic diversity in the Euro-Mediterranean basin.
Phytoplasma effectors and pathogenicity factors
For the study and the management of phytoplasma-associated diseases,
the most relevant knowledge needed is the one related to their pathogenicity. After
the availability of full and draft genome sequences of some of the phytoplasmas, a
mining search allowed identifying a number of possible virulence factors. Their
possible pathogenic action was verified mainly by their expression in transgenic
plants such as Arabidopsis spp. and Nicotiana spp. Several possible pathogenicity
factors such as TENGU and SAP11 and/or effector molecules were shown to be
related to metabolic and or phenotypic modifications indistinguishable from those
present in the phytoplasma-infected plants such as phyllody and witches\u2019 broom.
The possible pathogenicity factors or disease effectors studied enclosing extrachromosomal
DNAs, phloem structural modifications, and very recently miRNAs are
also described