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Occurrence of a Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni Related Strain Associated with Commercial Poinsettias in Turkey
Kemal Benlioğlu, Ümit Özyılmaz, Huseyin Faruk Yurttas
The paper identifies a Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni strain associated with poinsettia plants in Turkey, showing 99.58% sequence identity to known strains and forming a monophyletic group with other poinsettia-infecting phytoplasmas.