'Candidatus Phytoplasma americanum'(PHYPAE)
Distribution details in United States of America
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Present, restricted distribution
From NPPO: Present, restricted distribution
For the USA, only the publications relating to 'Ca Phytoplasma americanum' corresponding to the 16 Sr group 16SrXVIII-A are considered valid reports of 'Ca. Phytoplasma americanum' (2026-01)
* Lee IM, Bottner KD, Secor G, Rivera-Varas V (2006). ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma americanum’, a phytoplasma associated with a potato purple top wilt disease complex. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 56(7), 1593-1597. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.64251-0
* Nikolaeva EV, Knier R, Molnar C, Peter K, Jones T, Costanzo S (2020) First Report of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) as a host of a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma americanum’-related strain in the United States. Plant Disease 104(2), 560-560. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-19-1843-PDN
------- finding of one infected plant, on an host other than potato, in one year. The origin of the plant is not mentioned.
* Nikolaeva EV, Knier R, Molnar C, Peter K, Jones T, Costanzo S (2020) First Report of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) as a host of a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma americanum’-related strain in the United States. Plant Disease 104(2), 560-560. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-19-1843-PDN
------- finding of one infected plant, on an host other than potato, in one year. The origin of the plant is not mentioned.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Saskatchewan | Absent, unreliable record | |
| Canada | Ontario | Absent, unreliable record | |
| Canada | New Brunswick | Absent, unreliable record | |
| Canada | Alberta | Absent, unreliable record | |
| Canada | Absent, unreliable record | ||
| Canada | Québec | Absent, unreliable record | |
| Mexico | Absent, unreliable record |