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Book SynopsisPhytoplasmas are a worldwide issue in plant health. A range of serious diseases are caused by these bacteria in major crops around the globe. Knowledge of the importance of phytoplasmas as plant disease agents has advanced rapidly over the last decade with an increased interest in the impact of these pathogens on important field and horticultural crops as well as ornamental plants. This comprehensive volume brings together current research on phytoplasmas, covering their biology, taxonomy and genomics as well as their interactions with plant hosts and transmission by vectors.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Real-time PCR diagnosis and quantification of phytoplasmas by Luciana Galetto, Cristina Marzachi Chapter 2: Phytoplasma genomics, from sequencing to comparative and functional genomics - what have we learnt? by Saskia Hogenhout, Martina Seruga Music Chapter 3: Functional genomics of phytoplasmas by Shigeyuki Kakizawa, Kenro Oshima and Shigetou Namba Chapter 4: Prospects of multiple gene-based systems for differentiation and classification of phytoplasmas by Ing-Ming Lee, Yan Zhao, Robert E. Davis Chapter 5: Recent advances in 16S rRNA gene-based phytoplasma classification and taxonomy by Yan Zhao, Wei Wei, Robert E. Davis, Ing-Ming Lee Chapter 6: Phytoplasma phylogeny and detection using primers for genes other than the 16s rRNA. by Jennifer Hodgetts, Matt Dickinson Chapter 7: Movement of phytoplasmas and the development of disease in the plant by Carmine Marcone Chapter 8: Biochemical changes in plants infected by phytoplasmas by Rita Musetti Chapter 9: Plant resistance by Erich Seemuller, Hugh Harries Chapter 10: Phytoplasma diseases of the Gramineae by Yaima Arocha Rosete, Phil Jones Chapter 11: Phytoplasma epidemiology: Grapevines as a model by Fiona Constable Chapter 12: Phytoplasma epidemiological systems with multiple plant hosts by Michael Maixner Chapter 13: Control of phytoplasma diseases and vectors by Phyllis G Weintraub, Michael R. Wilson Chapter 14: Psyllid vectors and their control by Barbara Jarausch, Wolfgang Jarausch Chapter 15: Microbial symbionts control of Auchenorrhyncha transmitting phytoplasmas: a resource for symbiotic control of phytoplasmoses by Alberto Alma, Daniele Daffonchio, Elena Gonella, Noura Raddadi Chapter 16: Transmission specificity and competition of multiple Phytoplasmas in the insect vector by Bosco Dominico, Romina D'Amelio Chapter 17: Current and possible future distributions of phytoplasma diseases and their vectors by Xavier Foissac, Michael Wilson
