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Jul 2026
The complete genome of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium' highlights carboxylic acids as primary carbon and energy substrates in phytoplasmas.
The findings link genome reduction to host-dependent carboxylic acid metabolism in a quarantine-relevant phytoplasma, establishing a framework for comparative and functional studies of 16SrIX phytoplasmas and providing a basis for future investigations of AlmWB ecology and pathogenicity.
Camilla Barbieri, Anna-Marie Ilic, V. Aknadibossian et al.
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