title: Q-bank phytoplasma: a DNA barcoding tool for phytoplasma identification.
abstract: DNA barcoding is an identification method based on comparison of a short DNA sequence with known sequences from a database. A DNA barcoding tool has been developed for phytoplasma identification. This phytoplasma DNA barcoding protocol based on the tuf gene has been shown to identify phytoplasmas belonging to the following groups: 16SrI, 16SrII, 16SrIII, 16SrIV, 16SrV, 16SrVI, 16SrVII, 16SrIX, 16SrX, 16SrXI, 16SrXII, 16SrXIV, 16SrXX, and 16SrXXI.
authors.affiliation: DipSA, Plant Pathology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, VialeFanin 42, Bologna, I-40127, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Contaldo
authors.forename: Samanta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paltrinieri
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Makarova
authors.forename: Assunta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bertaccini
authors.forename: Mogens
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nicolaisen
mesh_terms: D058893:DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D045582:Phytoplasma / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial