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Berberis phyllody is a phytoplasma-associated disease

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Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea, also known as Red barberry, is a small ornamental shrub in the family Berberidaceae. In recent years, a phyllody symptom has been observed frequently, spreading in the shrubs in northwestern China. A phytoplasma 16S rDNA specific fragment was amplified by PCR from Berberis plants with the phyllody symptoms. DNA sequencing and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis revealed the phytoplasma belongs to 16SrV-B subgroup. This is the first report that Berbegis thunbergii atropurpurea is a host for 16SrV-B phytoplasma. The disease was named Berberis phyllody.

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The authors thank the 111 project from Education Ministry of China, No. B07049, and National Natural Science Foundation of China (30871625) for their support.

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  1. College of Plant Protection and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People’s Republic of China

    Z. N. Li, J. G. Song, C. P. Zhang, X. Q. Yu, K. K. Wu, W. J. Wu & Y. F. Wu

  2. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pacific Agri-Food Research Center, Summerland, BC, V0H 1Z0, Canada

    Y. Xiang

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Li, Z.N., Song, J.G., Zhang, C.P. et al. Berberis phyllody is a phytoplasma-associated disease. Phytoparasitica 38, 99–102 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-009-0079-7

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