EPPO Global Database

‘Candidatus Phytoplasma palmicola’(PHYPPL)

Distribution details in Mozambique

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, no details
References
* Bertaccini A, Arocha-Rosete Y, Contaldo N, Duduk B, Fiore N, Montano HG, Kube M, Kuo CH, Martini M, Oshima K, Quaglino F (2022) Revision of the ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma’ species description guidelines. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 72(4), 005353.

* Bila J, Mondjana A, Samils B, Högberg N, Wilson MR, Santos L (2017) First report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma palmicola’ detection in the planthopper Diostrombus mkurangai in Mozambique. Bulletin of Insectology 70(1), 45-48.

* Harrison NA, Davis RE, Oropeza C, Helmick EE, Narvaez M, Eden-Green S, Dollet M, Dickinson M (2014) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma palmicola’, associated with a lethal yellowing-type disease of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) in Mozambique. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 64(Pt_6), 1890-1899.

* Pilet F, Quaicoe RN, Osagie IJ, Freire M, Foissac X (2019) Multilocus sequence analysis reveals three distinct populations of “Candidatus Phytoplasma palmicola” with a specific geographical distribution on the African continent. Applied and environmental microbiology 85(8), e02716-18. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02716-18