@article{fdi:010084641,
  title = {{T}he phytoplasma associated with {B}ogia coconut syndrome in {P}apua {N}ew {G}uinea is a new phytoplasma in the group of the lethal yellowing syndromes ({LYTS}) of coconut and other palms},
  author = {{D}ollet, {M}. and {F}abre, {S}. and {B}eaumont, {M}. and {B}arnab{\'e}, {C}hristian and {N}amaliu, {Y}. and {K}embu, {A}. and {B}ourdeix, {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}oconut significantly contributes to nutrition and livelihoods of more than 8 million {A}sia-{P}acific households and is specifically linked to the livelihoods of more than 1.5 million people in {P}apua {N}ew {G}uinea ({PNG}). {C}oconut diversity of the region is conserved, on behalf of {COGENT} ({I}nternational {C}oconut {G}enetic {R}esources {N}etwork) in {PNG}'s international coconut gene bank ({ICG}), which is threatened by a new lethal phytoplasma disease, {B}ogia coconut syndrome ({BCS}). {S}ymptoms are related to lethal yellowing type syndrome ({LYTS}). {A} phytoplasma was identified in coconuts affected by {BCS} of coconuts but also with the palm {A}reca catechu and bananas. {A}s a necessary precursor to effective disease management, this study aimed to better understand the nature of this phytoplasma using molecular analyses of the 16{S} r{RNA}-encoding gene, ribosomal protein gene, and sec{A} gene, to characterize its genotype and compare it with any similar known phytoplasmas associated with other {LYTS} from the {C}aribbean and {A}frica. {I}n the target area near to the {ICG}, tissue samples were taken from coconut, areca palms, and banana plants. {DNA} was extracted and analyzed, and phylogenetic trees and networks then drawn up to make comparisons with the known phytoplasma genotypes associated with {LYTS} from {C}uba, the {D}ominican {R}epublic ({D}.{R}), {G}hana, {M}exico, {M}ozambique, and {T}anzania. {O}ur study showed that the same phytoplasma was consistently associated with both {BCS} and areca samples and the banana wilt. {T}he same unique sequence can be considered a new, genetically distinct phytoplasma and is a new member of the {LYTS} group, the first one in the {A}sian-{P}acific region.},
  keywords = {{B}anana wilt ; {A}reca catechu ; 16{S} r{RNA}-encoding gene ; {R}ibosomal proteins ; {S}ec{A} protein ; {P}hylogenetic tree ; {P}hylogenetic networks ; {M}adang {P}rovince ; {PAPOUASIE} {NOUVELLE} {GUINEE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE} ; {MADANG} {PROVINCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}ropical {P}lant {P}athology},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[23 p.]},
  ISSN = {1983-2052},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1007/s40858-022-00494-0},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084641},
}