Fuentes, Javiera


Publications
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Draft Genome of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri' and Phylogenetic Diversity Among Chilean and Italian Strains

Citation
Cui et al. (2025). Phytopathology®
Names
Ca. Phytoplasma pyri Ca. Phytoplasma
Abstract
'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri', the pathogen associated with pear decline, affects pear trees across both the old and new worlds. However, research on this phytoplasma has been limited by the lack of genomic data. This study presents the first draft genome of 'Ca. P. pyri' using a strain from Chile, with its genomic features analyzed in comparison to the closely related 'Ca. Phytoplasma' species, 'Ca. P. mali' and 'Ca. P. prunorum'. The draft genome spans 456,478 bp with a GC content of 20.4%. K

First Report of a Psyllid Vector of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ (Strain 16SrIII-J)

Citation
Llantén et al. (2025). Plants 14 (9)
Names
Ca. Phytoplasma pruni
Abstract
In Graneros, O’Higgins Region, Chile, the mallow psyllid (Russelliana solanicola Tuthill, 1959) from Malva nicaeensis L. was identified as a potential vector of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’. Over an 8-month period, 2089 specimens of a species of Psylloidea, including immatures and adults, were captured. We only selected the adults used for transmission trials in Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don (periwinkle) plants. By nested PCR, using primer pairs for phytoplasma detection in 16S rRNA and IdpA