'Candidatus Phytoplasma wodyetiae’, a new taxon associated with yellow decline disease of foxtail palm (Wodyetia bifurcata) in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Naderali, Neda, Nejat, Naghmeh, Vadamalai, Ganesan, Davis, Robert E., Wei, Wei, Harrison, Nigel A., Kong, Lih Ling, Kadir, Jugah, Tan, Yee How, Zhao, Yan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Society for General Microbiology 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61038/1/%27Candidatus%20Phytoplasma%20wodyetiae%E2%80%99%2C%20a%20new%20taxon%20associated%20with%20yellow%20decline%20disease%20of%20foxtail%20palm%20%28Wodyetia%20bifurcata%29%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61038/; https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/docserver/fulltext/ijsem/67/10/3765_ijsem002187.pdf?expires=1556876734&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=C9028A1B1FA3B3A5BC2D92B91440D47B

Landscape-grown foxtail palm (Wodyetia bifurcata A. K. Irvine) trees displaying symptoms of severe foliar chlorosis, stunting, general decline and mortality reminiscent of coconut yellow decline disease were observed in Bangi, Malaysia, during 2012. DNA samples from foliage tissues of 15 symptomatic...