TY  - CONF
AU  - Kosovac, Andrea
AU  - Ćurčić, Živko
AU  - Rekanović, Emil
AU  - Stepanović, Jelena
AU  - Duduk, Bojan
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://fiver.ifvcns.rs/handle/123456789/4479
AB  - Reptalus quinquecostatus (Dufour, 1833) is one of several species from the planthopper family Cixiidae that are known as vectors of plant pathogenic bacteria that can cause severe agroeconomic losses. Records of this species in Serbia by Horváth, Tanasijević and Janković refer to Oliarus quinquecostatus Dufour, 1883 [sic]. The species was described as inhabiting meadows and grasslands and reported as caught on Salix sp., Ulmus sp., Quercus sp., and Malva sylvestris. Modern-day molecular identification of species, i.e. sequencing of cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene, revealed the presence of R. quinquecostatus nymphs in the rhizosphere of Koeleria macrantha (Poaceae family) in eastern Serbia. This cixiid has been found in Serbia on various crops affected by ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’: corn, grapevine, potato, and most recently, sugar beet. The occurrence on sugar beet was first reported in 2020 in northern Serbia when its population was aggregated on a boundary strip with several weeds: Convolvulus arvensis, Chenopodium album, Amaranthus retroflexus, Ambrosia artemisiifolia etc. During the 2021–2022 survey, the presence of R. quinquecostatus on sugar beet was confirmed on other localities in Serbia. Moreover, its populations were recorded on parsnip, tobacco and corn. Prunus spinosa and Crataegus sp. in microhabitats permeating arable land were also found preferable for R. quinquecostatus adults. Its several populations on different hosts were repeatedly sampled in June–July 2022. Populations on P. spinosa and Crataegus sp. were highly abundant and infected with ‘Ca. P. solani’, whereas in the agroecosystems, R. quinquecostatus is present in mixed population with R. panzeri, displaying minor precedence in the emergence of adults. Data on R. quinquecostatus plant preferences in Serbia support the polyphagy that has been previously reported throughout Europe. Since the genus Reptalus Emeljanov, 1971 has recently undergone nomenclatural and taxonomic revision, the use of the valid species name and proper morphological species identification, which in some cases should be supplemented with molecular tools, are crucial in biodiversity and insect pest research.
PB  - Prague : National Museum of the Czech Republic
C3  - Book of Abstracts, 9th European Hemiptera Congress, Kurdejov, Czechia, 25 June - 1 July 2023
T1  - Reptalus quinquecostatus (Dufour, 1833) (Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) plant preferences in Serbia
EP  - 23
SP  - 23
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_fiver_4479
ER  - 

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abstract = "Reptalus quinquecostatus (Dufour, 1833) is one of several species from the planthopper family Cixiidae that are known as vectors of plant pathogenic bacteria that can cause severe agroeconomic losses. Records of this species in Serbia by Horváth, Tanasijević and Janković refer to Oliarus quinquecostatus Dufour, 1883 [sic]. The species was described as inhabiting meadows and grasslands and reported as caught on Salix sp., Ulmus sp., Quercus sp., and Malva sylvestris. Modern-day molecular identification of species, i.e. sequencing of cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene, revealed the presence of R. quinquecostatus nymphs in the rhizosphere of Koeleria macrantha (Poaceae family) in eastern Serbia. This cixiid has been found in Serbia on various crops affected by ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’: corn, grapevine, potato, and most recently, sugar beet. The occurrence on sugar beet was first reported in 2020 in northern Serbia when its population was aggregated on a boundary strip with several weeds: Convolvulus arvensis, Chenopodium album, Amaranthus retroflexus, Ambrosia artemisiifolia etc. During the 2021–2022 survey, the presence of R. quinquecostatus on sugar beet was confirmed on other localities in Serbia. Moreover, its populations were recorded on parsnip, tobacco and corn. Prunus spinosa and Crataegus sp. in microhabitats permeating arable land were also found preferable for R. quinquecostatus adults. Its several populations on different hosts were repeatedly sampled in June–July 2022. Populations on P. spinosa and Crataegus sp. were highly abundant and infected with ‘Ca. P. solani’, whereas in the agroecosystems, R. quinquecostatus is present in mixed population with R. panzeri, displaying minor precedence in the emergence of adults. Data on R. quinquecostatus plant preferences in Serbia support the polyphagy that has been previously reported throughout Europe. Since the genus Reptalus Emeljanov, 1971 has recently undergone nomenclatural and taxonomic revision, the use of the valid species name and proper morphological species identification, which in some cases should be supplemented with molecular tools, are crucial in biodiversity and insect pest research.",
publisher = "Prague : National Museum of the Czech Republic",
journal = "Book of Abstracts, 9th European Hemiptera Congress, Kurdejov, Czechia, 25 June - 1 July 2023",
title = "Reptalus quinquecostatus (Dufour, 1833) (Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) plant preferences in Serbia",
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Kosovac, A., Ćurčić, Ž., Rekanović, E., Stepanović, J.,& Duduk, B.. (2023). Reptalus quinquecostatus (Dufour, 1833) (Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) plant preferences in Serbia. in Book of Abstracts, 9th European Hemiptera Congress, Kurdejov, Czechia, 25 June - 1 July 2023
Prague : National Museum of the Czech Republic., 23-23.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_fiver_4479

Kosovac A, Ćurčić Ž, Rekanović E, Stepanović J, Duduk B. Reptalus quinquecostatus (Dufour, 1833) (Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) plant preferences in Serbia. in Book of Abstracts, 9th European Hemiptera Congress, Kurdejov, Czechia, 25 June - 1 July 2023. 2023;:23-23.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_fiver_4479 .

Kosovac, Andrea, Ćurčić, Živko, Rekanović, Emil, Stepanović, Jelena, Duduk, Bojan, "Reptalus quinquecostatus (Dufour, 1833) (Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) plant preferences in Serbia" in Book of Abstracts, 9th European Hemiptera Congress, Kurdejov, Czechia, 25 June - 1 July 2023 (2023):23-23,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_fiver_4479 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kosovac, Andrea
AU  - Ćurčić, Živko
AU  - Stepanović, Jelena
AU  - Rekanović, Emil
AU  - Duduk, Bojan
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://fiver.ifvcns.rs/handle/123456789/3343
AB  - Rubbery taproot disease (RTD) of sugar beet was recently associated with the plant pathogenic bacterium ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ (CaPsol) and reported throughout the Pannonian Plain with variations in severity. Tracing CaPsol epidemiological pathways was performed in the experimental sugar beet field in Rimski Šančevi (Serbia) in 2020–2021, where an RTD outbreak was recently recorded. A molecular epidemiology approach was applied to the study of three RTD occurrence scenarios: epidemic, non-epidemic and ‘absence of RTD’. As a result, Hyalesthes obsoletus ex Convolvulus arvensis was detected as a CaPsol vector to sugar beet, while two other cixiids were identified for the first time as vectors of the CaPsol-induced plant disease in crops: Reptalus quinquecostatus and R. cuspidatus. R. quinquecostatus was proposed culpable for the 2020 RTD epidemic outbreak in Rimski Šančevi when dSTOLg CaPsol strain predominated in the RTD-affected sugar beet, whereas R. cuspidatus had a negligible role in RTD occurrence and displayed ambiguous involvement in CaPsol epidemiology on a wider scale. The temporal discrepancy of the offset of CaPsol dissemination and disease occurrence is the main obstacle in predicting CaPsol-induced diseases. Predicting disease occurrence and severity can only be achieved by gaining a better understanding of CaPsol epidemiological pathways and insect vectors involved in disease outbreaks.
PB  - Nature
T2  - Scientific Reports
T1  - Epidemiological role of novel and already known 'Ca. P. solani' cixiid vectors in rubbery taproot disease of sugar beet in Serbia
IS  - 1
SP  - 1433
VL  - 13
DO  - 10.1038/s41598-023-28562-8
ER  - 

@article{
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abstract = "Rubbery taproot disease (RTD) of sugar beet was recently associated with the plant pathogenic bacterium ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ (CaPsol) and reported throughout the Pannonian Plain with variations in severity. Tracing CaPsol epidemiological pathways was performed in the experimental sugar beet field in Rimski Šančevi (Serbia) in 2020–2021, where an RTD outbreak was recently recorded. A molecular epidemiology approach was applied to the study of three RTD occurrence scenarios: epidemic, non-epidemic and ‘absence of RTD’. As a result, Hyalesthes obsoletus ex Convolvulus arvensis was detected as a CaPsol vector to sugar beet, while two other cixiids were identified for the first time as vectors of the CaPsol-induced plant disease in crops: Reptalus quinquecostatus and R. cuspidatus. R. quinquecostatus was proposed culpable for the 2020 RTD epidemic outbreak in Rimski Šančevi when dSTOLg CaPsol strain predominated in the RTD-affected sugar beet, whereas R. cuspidatus had a negligible role in RTD occurrence and displayed ambiguous involvement in CaPsol epidemiology on a wider scale. The temporal discrepancy of the offset of CaPsol dissemination and disease occurrence is the main obstacle in predicting CaPsol-induced diseases. Predicting disease occurrence and severity can only be achieved by gaining a better understanding of CaPsol epidemiological pathways and insect vectors involved in disease outbreaks.",
publisher = "Nature",
journal = "Scientific Reports",
title = "Epidemiological role of novel and already known 'Ca. P. solani' cixiid vectors in rubbery taproot disease of sugar beet in Serbia",
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Kosovac, A., Ćurčić, Ž., Stepanović, J., Rekanović, E.,& Duduk, B.. (2023). Epidemiological role of novel and already known 'Ca. P. solani' cixiid vectors in rubbery taproot disease of sugar beet in Serbia. in Scientific Reports
Nature., 13(1), 1433.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28562-8

Kosovac A, Ćurčić Ž, Stepanović J, Rekanović E, Duduk B. Epidemiological role of novel and already known 'Ca. P. solani' cixiid vectors in rubbery taproot disease of sugar beet in Serbia. in Scientific Reports. 2023;13(1):1433.
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-28562-8 .

Kosovac, Andrea, Ćurčić, Živko, Stepanović, Jelena, Rekanović, Emil, Duduk, Bojan, "Epidemiological role of novel and already known 'Ca. P. solani' cixiid vectors in rubbery taproot disease of sugar beet in Serbia" in Scientific Reports, 13, no. 1 (2023):1433,
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28562-8 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Duduk, Nataša
AU  - Vico, Ivana
AU  - Kosovac, Andrea
AU  - Stepanović, Jelena
AU  - Ćurčić, Živko
AU  - Vučković, Nina
AU  - Rekanović, Emil
AU  - Duduk, Bojan
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://fiver.ifvcns.rs/handle/123456789/3568
AB  - ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ (stolbur phytoplasma) is associated with rubbery taproot disease (RTD) of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.), while Macrophomina phaseolina is considered the most important root rot pathogen of this plant in Serbia. The high prevalence of M. phaseolina root rot reported on sugar beet in Serbia, unmatched elsewhere in the world, coupled with the notorious tendency of RTD-affected sugar beet to rot, has prompted research into the relationship between the two diseases. This study investigates the correlation between the occurrence of sugar beet RTD and the presence of root rot fungal pathogens in a semi-field ‘Ca. P. solani’ transmission experiment with the cixiid vector Reptalus quinquecostatus (Dufour), in addition to naturally infected sugar beet in the open field. Our results showed that: (i) Reptalus quinquecostatus transmitted ‘Ca. P. solani’ to sugar beet which induced typical RTD root symptoms; (ii) Macrophomina phaseolina root rot was exclusively present in ‘Ca. P. solani’-infected sugar beet in both the semi-field experiment and naturally infected sugar beet; and that (iii) even under environmental conditions favorable to the pathogen, M. phaseolina did not infect sugar beet, unless the plants had been previously infected with phytoplasma.
PB  - Frontiers Media S.A.
T2  - Frontiers in Microbiology
T1  - A biotroph sets the stage for a necrotroph to play: ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ infection of sugar beet facilitated Macrophomina phaseolina root rot
SP  - 1164035
VL  - 14
DO  - 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1164035
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Duduk, Nataša and Vico, Ivana and Kosovac, Andrea and Stepanović, Jelena and Ćurčić, Živko and Vučković, Nina and Rekanović, Emil and Duduk, Bojan",
year = "2023",
abstract = "‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ (stolbur phytoplasma) is associated with rubbery taproot disease (RTD) of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.), while Macrophomina phaseolina is considered the most important root rot pathogen of this plant in Serbia. The high prevalence of M. phaseolina root rot reported on sugar beet in Serbia, unmatched elsewhere in the world, coupled with the notorious tendency of RTD-affected sugar beet to rot, has prompted research into the relationship between the two diseases. This study investigates the correlation between the occurrence of sugar beet RTD and the presence of root rot fungal pathogens in a semi-field ‘Ca. P. solani’ transmission experiment with the cixiid vector Reptalus quinquecostatus (Dufour), in addition to naturally infected sugar beet in the open field. Our results showed that: (i) Reptalus quinquecostatus transmitted ‘Ca. P. solani’ to sugar beet which induced typical RTD root symptoms; (ii) Macrophomina phaseolina root rot was exclusively present in ‘Ca. P. solani’-infected sugar beet in both the semi-field experiment and naturally infected sugar beet; and that (iii) even under environmental conditions favorable to the pathogen, M. phaseolina did not infect sugar beet, unless the plants had been previously infected with phytoplasma.",
publisher = "Frontiers Media S.A.",
journal = "Frontiers in Microbiology",
title = "A biotroph sets the stage for a necrotroph to play: ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ infection of sugar beet facilitated Macrophomina phaseolina root rot",
pages = "1164035",
volume = "14",
doi = "10.3389/fmicb.2023.1164035"
}

Duduk, N., Vico, I., Kosovac, A., Stepanović, J., Ćurčić, Ž., Vučković, N., Rekanović, E.,& Duduk, B.. (2023). A biotroph sets the stage for a necrotroph to play: ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ infection of sugar beet facilitated Macrophomina phaseolina root rot. in Frontiers in Microbiology
Frontiers Media S.A.., 14, 1164035.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1164035

Duduk N, Vico I, Kosovac A, Stepanović J, Ćurčić Ž, Vučković N, Rekanović E, Duduk B. A biotroph sets the stage for a necrotroph to play: ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ infection of sugar beet facilitated Macrophomina phaseolina root rot. in Frontiers in Microbiology. 2023;14:1164035.
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1164035 .

Duduk, Nataša, Vico, Ivana, Kosovac, Andrea, Stepanović, Jelena, Ćurčić, Živko, Vučković, Nina, Rekanović, Emil, Duduk, Bojan, "A biotroph sets the stage for a necrotroph to play: ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ infection of sugar beet facilitated Macrophomina phaseolina root rot" in Frontiers in Microbiology, 14 (2023):1164035,
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1164035 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kosovac, Andrea
AU  - Rekanović, Emil
AU  - Ćurčić, Živko
AU  - Stepanović, Jelena
AU  - Duduk, Bojan
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://fiver.ifvcns.rs/handle/123456789/4218
AB  - Crop losses caused by the plant pathogenic bacterium ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ (CaPsol) underscore the need to better understand its perplexing epidemiological pathways. Hyalesthes obsoletus (Hemiptera, Cixiidae) is a prominent CaPsol vector with three plant associations in Serbia (ex Urtica dioica/HobsUd; ex Convolvulus arvensis/HobsCa; ex Crepis foetida/HobsCf). Another cixiid planthopper, Reptalus quinquecostatus (Dufour), has been recently confirmed as a noteworthy CaPsol vector. A multi-test study assessed the relevance of H. obsoletus associations and R. quinquecostatus populations from Crataegus monogyna and Prunus spinosa in CaPsol occurrence in sugar beet, maize, and tobacco. Molecular typing of the CaPsol strains transmitted to test plants in experimental trials provided the first evidence of HobsUd transmitting CaPsol tuf-a type to sugar beet, HobsCa infecting maize and tobacco with tuf-b type, and HobsCf transmitting CaPsol tuf-b to maize. Affiliation of R. quinquecostatus with the specific CaPsol genotype, dSTOLg, was reaffirmed in this study. The possible involvement of R. quinquecostatus in maize redness disease and tobacco stolbur was suggested, given that this cixiid was identified as a vector of CaPsol to these crops. The obtained results indicate that the tested vectors pose a threat to cultivated plants in Serbia, underscoring the need to recognize their relevance in CaPsol disease occurrences.
PB  - Basel : MDPI
T2  - Plants - Basel
T1  - Plants under Siege: Investigating the Relevance of ‘Ca. P. solani’ Cixiid Vectors through a Multi-Test Study
IS  - 24
SP  - 4157
VL  - 12
DO  - 10.3390/plants12244157
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Kosovac, Andrea and Rekanović, Emil and Ćurčić, Živko and Stepanović, Jelena and Duduk, Bojan",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Crop losses caused by the plant pathogenic bacterium ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ (CaPsol) underscore the need to better understand its perplexing epidemiological pathways. Hyalesthes obsoletus (Hemiptera, Cixiidae) is a prominent CaPsol vector with three plant associations in Serbia (ex Urtica dioica/HobsUd; ex Convolvulus arvensis/HobsCa; ex Crepis foetida/HobsCf). Another cixiid planthopper, Reptalus quinquecostatus (Dufour), has been recently confirmed as a noteworthy CaPsol vector. A multi-test study assessed the relevance of H. obsoletus associations and R. quinquecostatus populations from Crataegus monogyna and Prunus spinosa in CaPsol occurrence in sugar beet, maize, and tobacco. Molecular typing of the CaPsol strains transmitted to test plants in experimental trials provided the first evidence of HobsUd transmitting CaPsol tuf-a type to sugar beet, HobsCa infecting maize and tobacco with tuf-b type, and HobsCf transmitting CaPsol tuf-b to maize. Affiliation of R. quinquecostatus with the specific CaPsol genotype, dSTOLg, was reaffirmed in this study. The possible involvement of R. quinquecostatus in maize redness disease and tobacco stolbur was suggested, given that this cixiid was identified as a vector of CaPsol to these crops. The obtained results indicate that the tested vectors pose a threat to cultivated plants in Serbia, underscoring the need to recognize their relevance in CaPsol disease occurrences.",
publisher = "Basel : MDPI",
journal = "Plants - Basel",
title = "Plants under Siege: Investigating the Relevance of ‘Ca. P. solani’ Cixiid Vectors through a Multi-Test Study",
number = "24",
pages = "4157",
volume = "12",
doi = "10.3390/plants12244157"
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Kosovac, A., Rekanović, E., Ćurčić, Ž., Stepanović, J.,& Duduk, B.. (2023). Plants under Siege: Investigating the Relevance of ‘Ca. P. solani’ Cixiid Vectors through a Multi-Test Study. in Plants - Basel
Basel : MDPI., 12(24), 4157.
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12244157

Kosovac A, Rekanović E, Ćurčić Ž, Stepanović J, Duduk B. Plants under Siege: Investigating the Relevance of ‘Ca. P. solani’ Cixiid Vectors through a Multi-Test Study. in Plants - Basel. 2023;12(24):4157.
doi:10.3390/plants12244157 .

Kosovac, Andrea, Rekanović, Emil, Ćurčić, Živko, Stepanović, Jelena, Duduk, Bojan, "Plants under Siege: Investigating the Relevance of ‘Ca. P. solani’ Cixiid Vectors through a Multi-Test Study" in Plants - Basel, 12, no. 24 (2023):4157,
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12244157 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Duduk, Bojan
AU  - Ćurčić, Živko
AU  - Stepanović, Jelena
AU  - Böhm, Jan Werner
AU  - Kosovac, Andrea
AU  - Rekanović, Emil
AU  - Kube, Michael
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://fiver.ifvcns.rs/handle/123456789/4231
AB  - Two phloem-limited pathogens, ‘Candidatus Arsenophonus phytopathogenicus’ and ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’, threaten sugar beet production in France, Switzerland, and Germany. Previous studies of these pathogens in Germany had focused on its western and southern regions, leaving a knowledge gap about eastern Germany. Despite their importance, this study is the first to investigate phytoplasmas in sugar beet in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. A phytoplasma strain related to ‘Ca. P. solani’ is found predominant in Saxony-Anhalt, unlike in France, where ‘Ca. P. solani’ has a minor role compared with ‘Ca. A. phytopathogenicus’. The phytoplasma strain infecting sugar beet in Saxony-Anhalt was classified into a new subgroup designated as 16SrXII-P. The multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of nonribosomal genes of the novel phytoplasma strain showed that it is significantly different from the reference and all previously reported ‘Ca. P. solani’ strains including the strain from western Germany. Analyses of sugar beet samples from previous years confirmed the presence of the 16SrXII-P strain in sugar beet as early as 2020 and also in Bavaria in southern Germany. Based on 16S rDNA analysis, ‘Ca. A. phytopathogenicus’ in Saxony-Anhalt is identical to strains in sugar beet in other parts of Germany and France, as well as to a strain in potato from Germany. The presence and prevalence of two phytoplasmas in sugar beet in Germany suggest that more attention should be directed toward understanding phytoplasma infection in sugar beet in this country.
PB  - American Phytopathological Society
T2  - Plant Disease
T1  - Prevalence of a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’-Related Strain Designated as New 16SrXII-P Subgroup over ‘Candidatus Arsenophonus phytopathogenicus’ in Sugar Beet in Eastern Germany
IS  - 12
VL  - 107
DO  - 10.1094/PDIS-04-23-0613-RE
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Duduk, Bojan and Ćurčić, Živko and Stepanović, Jelena and Böhm, Jan Werner and Kosovac, Andrea and Rekanović, Emil and Kube, Michael",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Two phloem-limited pathogens, ‘Candidatus Arsenophonus phytopathogenicus’ and ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’, threaten sugar beet production in France, Switzerland, and Germany. Previous studies of these pathogens in Germany had focused on its western and southern regions, leaving a knowledge gap about eastern Germany. Despite their importance, this study is the first to investigate phytoplasmas in sugar beet in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. A phytoplasma strain related to ‘Ca. P. solani’ is found predominant in Saxony-Anhalt, unlike in France, where ‘Ca. P. solani’ has a minor role compared with ‘Ca. A. phytopathogenicus’. The phytoplasma strain infecting sugar beet in Saxony-Anhalt was classified into a new subgroup designated as 16SrXII-P. The multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of nonribosomal genes of the novel phytoplasma strain showed that it is significantly different from the reference and all previously reported ‘Ca. P. solani’ strains including the strain from western Germany. Analyses of sugar beet samples from previous years confirmed the presence of the 16SrXII-P strain in sugar beet as early as 2020 and also in Bavaria in southern Germany. Based on 16S rDNA analysis, ‘Ca. A. phytopathogenicus’ in Saxony-Anhalt is identical to strains in sugar beet in other parts of Germany and France, as well as to a strain in potato from Germany. The presence and prevalence of two phytoplasmas in sugar beet in Germany suggest that more attention should be directed toward understanding phytoplasma infection in sugar beet in this country.",
publisher = "American Phytopathological Society",
journal = "Plant Disease",
title = "Prevalence of a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’-Related Strain Designated as New 16SrXII-P Subgroup over ‘Candidatus Arsenophonus phytopathogenicus’ in Sugar Beet in Eastern Germany",
number = "12",
volume = "107",
doi = "10.1094/PDIS-04-23-0613-RE"
}

Duduk, B., Ćurčić, Ž., Stepanović, J., Böhm, J. W., Kosovac, A., Rekanović, E.,& Kube, M.. (2023). Prevalence of a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’-Related Strain Designated as New 16SrXII-P Subgroup over ‘Candidatus Arsenophonus phytopathogenicus’ in Sugar Beet in Eastern Germany. in Plant Disease
American Phytopathological Society., 107(12).
https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-23-0613-RE

Duduk B, Ćurčić Ž, Stepanović J, Böhm JW, Kosovac A, Rekanović E, Kube M. Prevalence of a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’-Related Strain Designated as New 16SrXII-P Subgroup over ‘Candidatus Arsenophonus phytopathogenicus’ in Sugar Beet in Eastern Germany. in Plant Disease. 2023;107(12).
doi:10.1094/PDIS-04-23-0613-RE .

Duduk, Bojan, Ćurčić, Živko, Stepanović, Jelena, Böhm, Jan Werner, Kosovac, Andrea, Rekanović, Emil, Kube, Michael, "Prevalence of a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’-Related Strain Designated as New 16SrXII-P Subgroup over ‘Candidatus Arsenophonus phytopathogenicus’ in Sugar Beet in Eastern Germany" in Plant Disease, 107, no. 12 (2023),
https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-23-0613-RE . .