EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'(PHYPAS)

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.
Organism Type
Abelmoschus esculentus (ABMES) Host
Jindal S, Ali A (2025) First report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ infecting okra in the United States. Plant Disease (early view) https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-25-1247-PDN
Alstroemeria (1ALTG) Host
* Villalobos W, Coto-Morales T, Sandoval-Carvajal I, Garita L, Montero-Astúa M, Moreira L (2019) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ host species in Costa Rica. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 9(1) 21-22. DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2019.00011.2
Aralia sp. (ARLSS) Host
* Villalobos W, Coto-Morales T, Sandoval-Carvajal I, Garita L, Montero-Astúa M, Moreira L (2019) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ host species in Costa Rica. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 9(1) 21-22. DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2019.00011.2
Callistephus chinensis (CSPCH) Host
Catharanthus roseus (CTURO) Host
* Villalobos W, Coto-Morales T, Sandoval-Carvajal I, Garita L, Montero-Astúa M, Moreira L (2019) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ host species in Costa Rica. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 9(1) 21-22. DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2019.00011.2
Citrus x aurantium var. paradisi (CIDPA) Host
* Villalobos W, Coto-Morales T, Sandoval-Carvajal I, Garita L, Montero-Astúa M, Moreira L (2019) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ host species in Costa Rica. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 9(1) 21-22. DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2019.00011.2
Citrus x aurantium var. sinensis (CIDSI) Host
* Villalobos W, Coto-Morales T, Sandoval-Carvajal I, Garita L, Montero-Astúa M, Moreira L (2019) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ host species in Costa Rica. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 9(1) 21-22. DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2019.00011.2
Cyclanthera pedata (CCEPE) Host
* Villalobos W, Coto-Morales T, Sandoval-Carvajal I, Garita L, Montero-Astúa M, Moreira L (2019) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ host species in Costa Rica. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 9(1) 21-22. DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2019.00011.2
Daucus carota subsp. sativus (DAUCS) Host
* de Jonghe K, de Roo I, goedefroit T (2019) A survey in carrot reveals a widespread aster yellows infection, and a first case of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ in Belgium. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 9(1), 139-140
------- on carrots, main vector Macrosteles sexnotatus
Euphorbia heterophylla (EPHHL) Host
* Villalobos W, Coto-Morales T, Sandoval-Carvajal I, Garita L, Montero-Astúa M, Moreira L (2019) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ host species in Costa Rica. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 9(1) 21-22. DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2019.00011.2
Fragaria x ananassa (FRAAN) Host
* Ferriol-Marchena X, Hernández-Rodríguez L, Luis-Pantoja M, García-García G, Banguela-Castillo A, Pérez JM (2013) First report of a'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris' isolate affecting a strawberry nursery in Cuba. New Disease Reports 28(1), 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2013.028.019
Fraxinus uhdei (FRXUH) Host
* Montano HG, Bertaccini A, Fiore N (2024) Phytoplasma-associated diseases in South America: thirty years of research. Microorganisms 12(7), 1311. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12071311
Lactuca sativa (LACSA) Host
Liquidambar styraciflua (LIQST) Host
* Montano HG, Bertaccini A, Fiore N (2024) Phytoplasma-associated diseases in South America: thirty years of research. Microorganisms 12(7), 1311. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12071311
Lychnis flos-cuculi (LYHFC) Host
* Mergenthaler E, Fodor J, Ágoston J, Viczián O (2020) First report of Lychnis flos-cuculi as a new host plant for ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ (Subgroup 16SrI-B). Plant Disease 104(4), 1249-1249
------- confirmed host.
Morus alba (MORAL) Host
Phaseolus vulgaris (PHSVX) Host
* Villalobos W, Coto-Morales T, Sandoval-Carvajal I, Garita L, Montero-Astúa M, Moreira L (2019) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ host species in Costa Rica. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 9(1) 21-22. DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2019.00011.2
Pittosporum undulatum (PTUUN) Host
* Montano HG, Bertaccini A, Fiore N (2024) Phytoplasma-associated diseases in South America: thirty years of research. Microorganisms 12(7), 1311. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12071311
Poaceae (1GRAF) Host
Populus nigra (POPNI) Host
* Montano HG, Bertaccini A, Fiore N (2024) Phytoplasma-associated diseases in South America: thirty years of research. Microorganisms 12(7), 1311. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12071311
Sechium tacaco (SEHTA) Host
* Villalobos W, Coto-Morales T, Sandoval-Carvajal I, Garita L, Montero-Astúa M, Moreira L (2019) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ host species in Costa Rica. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 9(1) 21-22. DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2019.00011.2
sugarcane (ratoon) (SACOR) Host
* Villalobos W, Coto-Morales T, Sandoval-Carvajal I, Garita L, Montero-Astúa M, Moreira L (2019) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ host species in Costa Rica. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 9(1) 21-22. DOI:10.5958/2249-4677.2019.00011.2
Vitis vinifera (VITVI) Host
* Fiore N, González X, Zamorano A, Quiroga N, Paillalef R, Pino AM (2015) Phytoplasmas associated with yellow wilt disease of sugar beet in Chile. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 5(Suppl. 1), S63-S64.
Zea mays (ZEAMX) Host
* Montano HG, Bertaccini A, Fiore N (2024) Phytoplasma-associated diseases in South America: thirty years of research. Microorganisms 12(7), 1311. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12071311