Mollicutes Flashcards
1
Q
TYPES OF MOLLICUTES
A
- phytoplasma
- spiroplasma
2
Q
PHYTOPLASMA
A
- yellow symptom
- DNA not bound
- lack cell wall
- pleomorphic
3
Q
REPRODUCTION OF PHYTOPLASMA
A
- budding
- binary fission
4
Q
INSECT VECTOR OF PHYTOPLASMA
A
- leafhopper
- psyllids
- planthopper
5
Q
PLANT DISEASE CAUSED BY PHYTOPLASMA
A
- rice orange leaf
- cassava witches’ broom
- aster yellow in carrot
- coconut lethal yellowing
- corn stunt
6
Q
RICE ORANGE LEAF
A
Candidatus Phytoplasma
7
Q
CASSAVA WITCHES’ BROOM
A
Candidatus Phytoplasma
8
Q
COCONUT LETHAL YELLOWING
A
Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae
9
Q
CORN STUNT
A
Spiroplasma kunkelii