First report of the association of phytoplasmas with plant diseases in the territory of Wallis and Futuna

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doi:10.1071/AP05033

First report of the association of phytoplasmas with plant diseases in the territory of Wallis and Futuna

R. I. Davis ^A ^E, Y. Arocha ^B ^C, P. Jones ^B, A. Malau ^D

^A Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Private Mail Bag, Suva, Fiji Islands.
^B Plant–Pathogen Interactions Division, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, UK.
^C Present address: Centro Nacional de Sanidia Agropecuaria (CENSA) Apto 10, San Jose de las Lajas, Havana, Cuba.
^D Service de l’agriculture à Wallis, Services Territoriaux des Affaires Rurales et de la Peche BP 19, Mata’utu, 98600 Uvea, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
^E Corresponding author. Email: richardd@spc.int





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Australasian Plant Pathology 34(3) 417–418 http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AP05033
Accepted: 15 April 2005 Published online: 16 September 2005

Abstract

Phytoplasmas found in the French territory of Wallis and Futuna were identified by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR), restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis (RFLP) and sequence analysis. They were associated with diseases of the crop plants cassava (Manihot esculenta), Indian mulberry or noni (Morinda citrifolia) and pineapple (Ananas comosus) and the weeds Emilia sonchifolia (red tassel) and Polygala paniculata. The phytoplasmas found were most closely related to members of the ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ and ‘Ca. Phytoplasma aurantifolia’ groups.