'Candidatus Phytoplasma cocostanzaniae’(PHYPCT)
Distribution details in Kenya
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2019: Present, no details
EPPO Reporting Service (1997/222) : the East African form of lethal yellowing, which is distinct from the West African and Caribbean forms, occurs in Kenya as well as in Tanzania where it was originally described.
* Mpunami AA, Tymon A, Jones P, Dickinson MJ (1999) Genetic diversity in the coconut lethal yellowing disease phytoplasmas of East Africa. Plant Pathology 48, 109-114.
* 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
* Tymon AM.; Jones, P.; Harrison, N.A. (1997) Detection and differentiation of African coconut phytoplasmas: RFLP analysis of PCR-amplified 16S rDNA and DNA hybridisation. Annals of applied Biology, 31(1), 91-102.
* 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
* Tymon AM.; Jones, P.; Harrison, N.A. (1997) Detection and differentiation of African coconut phytoplasmas: RFLP analysis of PCR-amplified 16S rDNA and DNA hybridisation. Annals of applied Biology, 31(1), 91-102.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | Present, no details |