A ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma omanense’-related strain detected in yellowing grapevine, stunted bindweed and Cixiidae planthoppers in Lebanon

Grapevine yellows (GY) affecting Lebanese vineyards are reported to be associated with ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’, the bois noir (BN) etiological agent. However, during a field survey in June 2014 for BN in Mansoura municipality of West Bekaa, Lebanon, ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma omanense’ was detected in a grapevine sample, cultivar Syrah, exhibiting leaf scorch and discoloration, using a phytoplasma universal nested-PCR and sequencing of the...