Transmission of 16SrIII-J phytoplasma by Bergallia valdiviana Berg 1881 leafhopper Quiroga Nicolás1, González Ximena1, Zamorano Alan1, Pino Ana María1, Picciau Luca2, Alma Alberto2, Paltrinieri Samanta3, Contaldo Nicoletta3, Bertaccini Assunta3, Fiore Nicola1,* 1University of Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Departamento de Sanidad Vegetal, Santiago, Chile 2University of Turin, DISAFA, Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari, Grugliasco, Torino, Italy 3Department of Agricultural Sciences (DipSA), Plant Pathology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy *Corresponding author e-mail: Nicola Fiore (nfiore@uchile.cl)
Online published on 2 January, 2015. Abstract One of the most common insects in vineyards infected with phytoplasmas belonging to the family Cicadellidae, is Bergallia valdiviana Berg 1881 This leafhopper has not yet been described as a phytoplasma vector. The present work demonstrates that B. valdiviana is able to transmit phytoplasmas to periwinkle plants. Top Keywords Auchenorrhyncha, transmission trials, nested-PCR, tuf gene, 16S rRNA gene, RFLP, sequencing. Top |