Aster yellows witches'-broom phytoplasma AYWB

Names Aster yellows witches'-broom phytoplasma AYWB
Accession numbers NC_007716, NC_007717, NC_007718, NC_007719, NC_007720
Background Phytoplasmas have diverged from Gram-positive bacteria, and belong to the genus Phytoplasma within the class Mollicutes. They are plant pathogens, causing severe symptoms such as stunting, phyllody, witches broom, yellowing, and yield losses in over 300 economically important plant species worldwide. Transmission of phytoplasmas to plants occurs when insects feed from plant phloem. The bacteria are introduced into plant phloem with insect saliva. In plants, phytoplasmas remain restricted to the phloem tissue where they systemically spread throughout the plant. They are among the smallest self-replicating organisms known, and are characterized by a small genome with a low G+C content, and a lack of a firm cell wall. (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Tenericutes
Class:NA
Order:NA
Family:NA
Genus:NA
Species:NA
Strain AYWB
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (06-APR-2005) Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University - OARDC, 1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691, USA
(18-JAN-2006) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality NA
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method NA
Isolation site NA
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 5
Gram staining properties Positive
Shape Cocci
Mobility No
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Aerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat HostAssociated
Biotic relationship NA
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation NA
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases Aster yellows witches'-broom
Pathogenicity No