{"response":{"status":"ok","message_type":"publication"},"id":1626,"citation":"Fernández et al., 2019, ","doi":"10.1101/564807","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/publications/1626.json","link_ext":"https://doi.org/10.1101/564807","title":"‘\u003ci\u003eCandidatus\u003c/i\u003e Phytoplasma platensis’, a novel taxon associated with daisy (\u003ci\u003eBellis perennis\u003c/i\u003e) virescence and related diseases in South America","journal":"","journal_loc":"","journal_date":"2019-03-01","pub_type":"posted-content","abstract":"\u003cjats:title\u003eAbstract\u003c/jats:title\u003e\u003cjats:p\u003eBellis perennis virescence (BellVir) phytoplasma affects ornamental daisies in Argentina. It has been previously classified within the X-disease group, subgroup III-J, which is one of the most important and widely distributed in South America, affecting diverse plant hosts. In this study, we compared 16S rRNA, ribosomal proteins rpIV and rps3, secA and immunodominant proteins imp and idpA genes of BellVir phytoplasma with previously described ‘\u003cjats:italic\u003eCandidatus\u003c/jats:italic\u003e Phytoplasma’ species. The 16S rRNA gene of strain BellVir shared less than 97.5% with all previously described ‘\u003cjats:italic\u003eCa\u003c/jats:italic\u003e. Phytoplasma’ taxa except for ‘\u003cjats:italic\u003eCa\u003c/jats:italic\u003e. Phytoplasma pruni’. According to the recommended rules for the description of novel taxa within ‘\u003cjats:italic\u003eCa\u003c/jats:italic\u003e. Phytoplasma’, it should be considered as ‘\u003cjats:italic\u003eCa\u003c/jats:italic\u003e. P. pruni’-related strain. However, multilocus analysis showed further molecular diversity that distinguished BellVir phytoplasma from ‘\u003cjats:italic\u003eCa\u003c/jats:italic\u003e. Phytoplasma pruni’. Besides, BellVir phytoplasma and 16SrIII-J related strains have a geographical distribution restricted to South America, where ‘\u003cjats:italic\u003eCa\u003c/jats:italic\u003e. P.pruni’ has not been detected. Two insect vectors have been reported to transmit 16SrIII-J phytoplasmas, which have not been found to transmit ‘\u003cjats:italic\u003eCa\u003c/jats:italic\u003e. Phytoplasma pruni’. Having a wide host range, they have not been detected in \u003cjats:italic\u003ePrunus persica\u003c/jats:italic\u003e. Therefore, based on multilocus sequence analyses, specific vector transmission and geographical distribution, we propose the recognition of the novel phytoplasma species ‘\u003cjats:italic\u003eCa\u003c/jats:italic\u003e. Phytoplasma platensis’, within the X-disease clade, with Bellis perennis virescence phytoplasma as the reference strain.\u003c/jats:p\u003e","long_citation_html":"Fernández et al. (2019). ‘\u003ci\u003eCandidatus\u003c/i\u003e Phytoplasma platensis’, a novel taxon associated with daisy (\u003ci\u003eBellis perennis\u003c/i\u003e) virescence and related diseases in South America. \n\u003ci\u003e\u003c/i\u003e. \u003ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1101/564807\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDOI:10.1101/564807\u003c/a\u003e\n","created_at":"2019-04-15T19:30:20.869Z","updated_at":"2025-11-06T13:42:55.809Z","authors":[{"id":4870,"given":"Franco Daniel","family":"Fernández","created_at":"2019-04-15T19:27:58.766Z","updated_at":"2019-04-15T19:27:58.766Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/4870.json"},{"id":6249,"given":"Ernestina","family":"Galdeano","created_at":"2019-04-15T19:30:20.886Z","updated_at":"2019-04-15T19:30:20.886Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/6249.json"},{"id":4873,"given":"Luis Rogelio","family":"Conci","created_at":"2019-04-15T19:27:58.796Z","updated_at":"2019-04-15T19:27:58.796Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/4873.json"}],"names":[{"id":35,"name":"Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/names/35.json","uri":"https://seqco.de/i:35"},{"id":39,"name":"Candidatus Phytoplasma","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/names/39.json","uri":"https://seqco.de/i:39"},{"id":282,"name":"Candidatus Phytoplasma platensis","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/names/282.json","uri":"https://seqco.de/i:282"}],"subjects":[]}