Abstract
Ecological fitting is a natural process that may drive new phytoplasma-host associations. Environmental changes across habitat interfaces are one of the most important factors in providing new opportunities for a pathogen to encounter a new host. In this study the contribution of geography and phylogenetic relatedness in explaining the rate of phytoplasma detection in insect vectors was studied. Furthermore, the landscape characteristics of the areas inhabited by the phytoplasma positive insect specimens were evaluated.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 117-118 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Phytopathogenic Mollicutes |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2023 |
Keywords
- Hemiptera
- leafhopper vectors
- phylogenetic conservatism
- phytoplasma diseases
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Microbiology (medical)
- Cell Biology
- Infectious Diseases