EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali'(PHYPMA)

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
Malus domestica (MABSD) Major host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Convolvulus arvensis (CONAR) Wild/Weed
* Seemüller E (2002) Apple proliferation: Etiology, epidemiology and detection. In: Brunelli A, Canova A (Eds.) Proceedings Giornate Fitopatologiche Vol. 1. Baselga di Piné (TN), 3-6.

* Seemuller E, Garnier M, Schneider B (2002) Mycoplasmas of plants and insects. In: Molecular biology and pathogenicity of mycoplasmas (Eds Razin S & Herrmann R), pp. 91–115. Kluwer Academic Publishers/Plenum Publishers, New York, NY (US). 572 pp.
Crataegus monogyna (CSCMO) Wild/Weed
* Tedeschi R, Alma A (2007) 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali': the current situation of insect vectors in northwestern Italy. Bulletin of Insectology 60(2), 187-188.
Carpinus betulus (CIPBE) Host
* Seemüller E (2002) Apple proliferation: Etiology, epidemiology and detection. In: Brunelli A, Canova A (Eds.) Proceedings Giornate Fitopatologiche Vol. 1. Baselga di Piné (TN), 3-6.
Corylus avellana (CYLAV) Host
* Marcone C, Ragozzino A, Seemuller E (1986) Association of phytoplasmas with the decline of European hazel in southern Italy. Plant Pathology 45(5),  857-863.
-------- Phytoplasmas belonging to the apple proliferation group.
Dahlia hybrids (DAHHY) Host
* Kamińska M, Śliwa H (2008) Mixed infection of dahlia plants in Poland with apple proliferation and aster yellows phytoplasmas. Plant Pathology 57(2) 363.
Forsythia suspensa (FOSSU) Host
* Abraitienë A, Bevilacqua A, Scarafoni A, Quaglino F (2018) First report of Forsythia suspensa, Spiraea vanhouttei and Viburnum lantana as new natural plant hosts of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma mali’ the causal agent of apple proliferation disease in Lithuania. Plant Disease 102(10), p 2026.
------- Causing leaf reddening on a garden plant in the district of Kaunas.
Lilium hybrids (LILHY) Host
* Kamińska M, Śliwa H (2008) Mixed infection of dahlia plants in Poland with apple proliferation and aster yellows phytoplasmas. Plant Pathology 57(2) 363.
Malus baccata (MABBA) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Malus floribunda (MABFB) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Malus fusca (MABFU) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Malus halliana (MABHA) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Malus hupehensis (MABHU) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Malus kansuensis (MABKA) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Malus prunifolia (MABPF) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Malus sargentii (MABSA) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Malus spectabilis (MABSP) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Malus sylvestris (MABSY) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Malus toringoides (MABTG) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Malus x adstringens (MABAD) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Malus x atrosanguinea (MABAT) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Malus x magdeburgensis (MABMA) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Malus x micromalus (MABMI) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Malus x moerlandsii (MABMO) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Malus x purpurea (MABPU) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Malus x scheideckeri (MABSH) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Malus x soulardii (MABSO) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Malus x zumi (MABZU) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Prunus armeniaca (PRNAR) Host
* Canik Orel D, Paltrinieri S, Ertunç F, Bertaccini A (2019)  Molecular diversity of 'Candidatus phytoplasma' species in pome and stone fruits in Turkey. Bitki Koruma Bülteni 59(1) 7-14.

* Mehle N, Brzin J, Boben J, Hren M, Frank J, Petroviè N, Gruden K, Dreo T, Zezlina, Seljak G, Ravnikar M (2007) First report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma mali’ in Prunus avium, P. armeniaca and P. domestica. Plant Pathology 56(4), 721.
Prunus avium (PRNAV) Host
* Mehle N, Brzin J, Boben J, Hren M, Frank J, Petroviè N, Gruden K, Dreo T, Zezlina, Seljak G, Ravnikar M (2007) First report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma mali’ in Prunus avium, P. armeniaca and P. domestica. Plant Pathology 56(4), 721.
Prunus domestica (PRNDO) Host
* Ben Khalifa M, Fakhfakh H (2011) Detection of 16S rDNA of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali' in plum decline in Tunisia. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 33(3), 332-336.

* Mehle N, Brzin J, Boben J, Hren M, Frank J, Petroviè N, Gruden K, Dreo T, Zezlina, Seljak G, Ravnikar M (2007) First report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma mali’ in Prunus avium, P. armeniaca and P. domestica. Plant Pathology 56(4), 721.
Prunus persica (PRNPS) Host
* Cieślińska M, Morgaś H (2011) Detection and identification of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum', 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali' and 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri' in stone fruit trees in Poland. Journal of Phytopathology 159(4) 217-222.
Prunus salicina (PRNSC) Host
* Cieślińska M, Morgaś H (2011) Detection and identification of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum', 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali' and 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri' in stone fruit trees in Poland. Journal of Phytopathology 159(4) 217-222.
Punica granatum (PUNGR) Host
*Çağlayan K, Kocabağ D, Gazel M, Sipahioğlu HM (2022) Detection and characterization of diverse phytoplasmas in ornamental and cultivated pomegranate species in Turkey. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 121, 101891.
Pyrus communis (PYUCO) Host
* Canik Orel D, Paltrinieri S, Ertunç F, Bertaccini A (2019)  Molecular diversity of 'Candidatus phytoplasma' species in pome and stone fruits in Turkey. Bitki Koruma Bülteni 59(1) 7-14.

* Del Serrone P, La Starza S, Krystai L, Kölber M, Barba M (1998) Occurrence of apple proliferation and pear decline phytoplasmas in diseased pear trees in Hungary. Journal of Plant Pathology 80, 53–58.

* Seemüller E, Schneider B (2004) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma mali’, ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri’ and ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum’, the causal agents of apple proliferation, pear decline and European stone fruit yellows, respectively. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 54(2), 1217–1226.
Pyrus pyrifolia (PYUPY) Host
* Lee IM, Bertaccini A, Vibio M, Gundersen DE (1995) Detection of multiple phytoplasmas in perennial fruit trees with decline symptoms in Italy. Phytopathology 85(6), 728-735.

* Seemüller E, Schneider B (2004) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma mali’, ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri’ and ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum’, the causal agents of apple proliferation, pear decline and European stone fruit yellows, respectively. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 54(2), 1217–1226.
Quercus robur (QUERO) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Quercus rubra (QUERU) Host
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Ribes sp. (RIBSS) Host
* Špak J, Koloniuk I, Tzanetakis IE (2021) Graft-transmissible diseases of Ribes–pathogens, impact, and control. Plant Disease 105(2), 242-250.
Spiraea x vanhouttei (SPVVH) Host
* Abraitienë A, Bevilacqua A, Scarafoni A, Quaglino F (2018) First report of Forsythia suspensa, Spiraea vanhouttei and Viburnum lantana as new natural plant hosts of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma mali’ the causal agent of apple proliferation disease in Lithuania. Plant Disease 102(10), p 2026.
------- Causing decline on a garden plant in the district of Kaunas.
Viburnum lantana (VIBLA) Host
* Abraitienë A, Bevilacqua A, Scarafoni A, Quaglino F (2018) First report of Forsythia suspensa, Spiraea vanhouttei and Viburnum lantana as new natural plant hosts of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma mali’ the causal agent of apple proliferation disease in Lithuania. Plant Disease 102(10), p 2026.
------- Causing witches' broom on a garden plant in the district of Kaunas.
Vitis vinifera (VITVI) Host
* Matus JT, Vega A, Loyola R, Serrano C, Cabrera S, Arce-Johnson P (2008) Phytoplasma and virus detection in commercial plantings of Vitis vinifera cv. Merlot exhibiting premature berry dehydration. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology 115, special issue.
Apium graveolens (APUGV) Experimental
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Catharanthus roseus (CTURO) Experimental
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Nicotiana benthamiana (NIOBE) Experimental
* Boonrod K, Munteanu B, Jarausch B, Jarausch W, Krczal G (2012) An immunodominant membrane protein (Imp) of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali' binds to plant actin. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 25(7), 889-895.
Nicotiana clevelandii (NIOCL) Experimental
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Nicotiana occidentalis (NIOOC) Experimental
* Luge T, Kube M, Freiwald A, Meierhofer D, Seemüller E, Sauer S (2014) Transcriptomics assisted proteomic analysis of Nicotiana occidentalis infected by 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali' strain AT. Proteomics 14(16), 1882-1889.

* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Nicotiana quadrivalvis (NIOBI) Experimental
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Nicotiana tabacum (NIOTA) Experimental
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.
Solanum lycopersicum (LYPES) Experimental
* Seemüller E, Carraro L, Jarausch W, Schneider B (2011) Apple proliferation phytoplasma. In: Hadidi A, Barba M, Candresse T, Jelkmann W (Eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone fruits, APS, pp 67-73.