Research interests

Identification and classification of phytoplasmas (plant pathogenic unculturable in vitro bacteria), assessment of their biodiversity and molecular evolutionary relationships based on 16S rDNA and other genetic markers.  Investigation of phytoplasmal diseases.  Bioinformatics tools: LaserGene DNASTAR, Geneious Prime softwares etc.  Phylogenetic analysis: ClustalX, TreeView. MegaX softwares. Other tools: pDraw, iPhyClassifier softwares, sequence analysis using NCBI GeneBank database. The physiological differences between healthy and phytoplasma-infected plants and the development of plant disease symptoms are of interest.

Keywords: Phytoplasma, phylogeny, marker genes, plant diseases, plant physiology, phytoplasma vectors, bacterial microbiome, control of diseases, bacteria of class Mollicutes, plant viruses

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