THE TRANSMISSION, MULTIPLICATION AND ELECTRON-MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF SPIROPLASMA CITRI IN ITS VECTOR, CIRCULIFER TENELLUS

Spiroplasma isolate MV101 obtained from field grown periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) was shown to be Spiroplasma citri on the basis of morphology, serology, and pathogenicity (fulfillment of Koch's postulates). This study also demonstrated that the best leafhopper, Circulifer tenellus (Baker)...