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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