title: The phytoplasmas: an introduction.
abstract: This volume of "Methods in Molecular Biology" entitled "Phytoplasmas: Methods and Protocols" aims to provide a broad range of protocols for working with this group of plant pathogens. In this first chapter, we provide some background information about the phytoplasmas to put the protocols into context.
authors.affiliation: School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, Nottingham, UK. Matthew.Dickinson@nottingham.ac.uk
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dickinson
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tuffen
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hodgetts
mesh_terms: D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D023281:Genomics; D045582:Phytoplasma / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*