@article{article_508890, title={Molecular diversity of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma’ species in pome and stone fruits in Turkey}, journal={Plant Protection Bulletin}, volume={59}, pages={7–14}, year={2019}, DOI={10.16955/bitkorb.508890}, author={Canik Orel, Didem and Paltrınıerı, Samanta and Ertunç, Filiz and Bertaccını, Assunta}, keywords={Phytoplasma detection,Pome fruits,Apricot,Mixed phytoplasma infection,Aster yellows group}, abstract={<p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Apple, pear and apricot trees showing phytoplasma
associated symptoms from Ankara and Isparta provinces were sampled and
investigated to verify the presence of phytoplasma-associated diseases. Totally
31 samples were tested with phytoplasma universal and group specific primers
and the PCR products were restricted using <i>Tru1 </i>I, <i>Rsa </i>I and <i>Ssp </i>I endonucleases. Different RFLP profiles were obtained and
selected samples were directly sequenced. The apple samples were found infected
with 16SrX-A (‘ <i>Candidatus </i> Phytoplasma
mali’), while the majority of the pear samples were infected with 16SrX-A and
16SrX-C subgroup phytoplasmas in mixed infection. The 16SrX-B (‘ <i>Candidatus </i> Phytoplasma prunorum’),
16SrX-C (‘ <i>Candidatus </i> Phytoplasma
pyri’) and mixed infection of 16SrX-A/16SrX-C and 16SrX-C/16SrI (aster yellows)
were detected in the apricot samples. In this study the 16SrI phytoplasmas in
apricot and the mixed phytoplasma infections in pear and apricot trees were detected
in Turkey for the first time. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={TARIM VE ORMAN BAKANLIĞI EĞİTİM VE YAYIN DAİRESİ BAŞKANLIĞI}