'Candidatus Phytoplasma americanum'(PHYPAE)
Hosts
Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
| Organism | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| Solanum tuberosum (SOLTU) | Major host | |
* 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 * Carrillo Castillo C, Rivera Varas V, Gill U, Rengifo J, Secor G (2022) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma americanum’ identification in potatoes showing purple top disease in Ecuador. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 12(2), 114-118. | ||
| Fragaria x ananassa (FRAAN) | Host | |
* 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 ------- 99.9% similarity with the reference strain of 'Ca. Phytoplasma americanum', one symptomatic strawberry plant out of 500 in the field, only in one year. Considered here as a rare host, no other record on strawberry was found at 2026-01. | ||