Abstract
AbstractPhytoplasmas are associated with several plant diseases occurring in Brazil. A phytoplasma of group 16SrIII found in tomato plants with symptoms of big bud was identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of 16S rDNA. RFLP patterns using HhaI and RsaI endonucleases were distinct from those exhibited by phytoplasmas representatives of diverse subgroups of group 16SrIII. Nucleotide sequence analyses demonstrated sequence heterogeneity expressed through a few base positions and restriction site among cloned fragments, revealing lineages different from members of currently known subgroups. The detection of lineages within tomato big bud phytoplasma present in Brazil revealed the diversity of representatives of group 16SrIII in tropical ecosystem and confirmed the genetic diversity of phytoplasmas of that group around the world.
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