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Descriptor English: Phytoplasma
Descriptor Spanish: Phytoplasma
Descriptor Phytoplasma
Scope note: Género de bacterias diminutas de la familia ACHOLEPLASMATACEAE que habitan en los elementos cribiformes del floema de las PLANTAS infectadas y produce síntomas como amarilleo, filodios y escobas de brujas. Los microorganismos carecen de PARED CELULAR y son similares al MYCOPLASMA en los animales. Se trasmiten por más de 100 especies de INSECTOS especialmente saltahojas y PSYLLIDS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Phytoplasma
Descriptor French: Phytoplasma
Tree number(s): B03.440.860.074.575
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D045582
Scope note: A genus of minute bacteria in the family ACHOLEPLASMATACEAE that inhabit phloem sieve elements of infected PLANTS and cause symptoms such as yellowing, phyllody, and witches' brooms. Organisms lack a CELL WALL and thus are similar to MYCOPLASMA in animals. They are transmitted by over 100 species of INSECTS especially leafhoppers, planthoppers, and PSYLLIDS.
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Mollicutes (1995-2003)
Mycoplasma (1996-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 2004
History Note: 2004
DeCS ID: 37947
Unique ID: D045582
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Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Revision Date: 2010/06/25
Phytoplasma - Preferred
Concept UI M0448821
Scope note A genus of minute bacteria in the family ACHOLEPLASMATACEAE that inhabit phloem sieve elements of infected PLANTS and cause symptoms such as yellowing, phyllody, and witches' brooms. Organisms lack a CELL WALL and thus are similar to MYCOPLASMA in animals. They are transmitted by over 100 species of INSECTS especially leafhoppers, planthoppers, and PSYLLIDS.
Preferred term Phytoplasma



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