Phytoplasmas: bacteria that manipulate plants and insects

Saskia A. Hogenhout, Kenro Oshima, El‐Desouky Ammar, +3

Molecular Plant Pathology

Reductive evolution suggested from the complete genome sequence of a plant-pathogenic phytoplasma

Kenro Oshima, Shigeyuki Kakizawa, Hisashi Nishigawa, +8

Nature Genetics

BiologyPlant-pathogenic PhytoplasmaPlant GeneticsComplete Genome SequenceNatural Sciences +8

A unique virulence factor for proliferation and dwarfism in plants identified from a phytopathogenic bacterium

Ayaka Hoshi, Kenro Oshima, Shigeyuki Kakizawa, +7

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

EngineeringBotanyGeneticsTengu ProteinPlant Pathology +16

Interaction between the membrane protein of a pathogen and insect microfilament complex determines insect-vector specificity

Shiho Suzuki, Kenro Oshima, Shigeyuki Kakizawa, +6

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

‘Candidatus Phytoplasma ziziphi’, a novel phytoplasma taxon associated with jujube witches'-broom disease

Hee–Young Jung, Toshimi Sawayanagi, Shigeyuki Kakizawa, +7

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

BotanyEntomologyPathologyRdna SequencesPlant Pathology +19

Revision of the ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma’ species description guidelines

Assunta Bertaccini, Yaima Arocha Rosete, Nicoletta Contaldo, +11

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Exploring the phytoplasmas, plant pathogenic bacteria

Kensaku Maejima, Kenro Oshima, S. Namba

Journal of General Plant Pathology

BiologyEngineeringPlant Pathogenic BacteriaGeneticsPathogenesis +8

Recognition of floral homeotic <scp>MADS</scp> domain transcription factors by a phytoplasmal effector, phyllogen, induces phyllody

Kensaku Maejima, Ryo Iwai, Misako Himeno, +9

The Plant Journal

GeneticsPlant Floral OrgansPlant PathologyPhytoplasmal EffectorPlant Development +14

Secretion of immunodominant membrane protein from onion yellows phytoplasma through the Sec protein-translocation system in Escherichia coli

Shigeyuki Kakizawa, Kenro Oshima, Hisashi Nishigawa, +7

Microbiology

Protein SecretionEngineeringGeneticsEscherichia ColiPlant Pathology +17

The phytoplasmal virulence factor TENGU causes plant sterility by downregulating of the jasmonic acid and auxin pathways

Nami Minato, Misako Himeno, Ayaka Hoshi, +9

Scientific Reports

Plant SterilityEngineeringBotanyPlant Defense GeneGenetics +17