Published June 30, 2019 | Version v1
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Genetic differentiation of the 16SrXXII-B phytoplasmas in Ghana based on the leucyl tRNA synthetase gene

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  • 1. School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
  • 2. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Oil Palm Research Institute (CSIR-OPRI), Sekondi, Ghana

Description

The Cape St. Paul wilt disease is a lethal yellowing type disease of coconut in Ghana. It is associate with the presence of a
phytoplasma belonging to the 16SrXXII-B subgroup also referred to as ‘Candidatus  Phytoplasma palmicola’-related strain.
A leucyl tRNA  gene based assay was used to discriminate the two strains of the phytoplasma detected in Ghana since
sequences from the 16S rRNA gene were unable to reveal these genetic differences in the phytoplasmas.

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TROPICSAFE – Insect-borne prokaryote-associated diseases in tropical and subtropical perennial crops 727459
European Commission