Paper · 1977 · Journal of General Microbiology

Isolation and Characterization of a Non-Helical Strain of Spiroplasma citri

R. TOWNSEND; P. G. MARKHAM; K. A. PLASKITT; et al.

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Abstract

SUMMARY: A non-helical strain of Spiroplasma citri from little-leaf diseased oranges was subcultured over 40 times in different media without producing helical cells. It was non-motile and produced colonies of a characteristic morphology on soft agar plates. Serology, DNA hybridization and toxin production confirmed that it was a strain of S. citri but its membrane protein pattern after polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis differed from those of other S. citri strains in that one band was absent. The organism caused symptoms in plants identical to those produced by a pathogenic helical strain of S. citri.

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

A non-helical S. citri strain from little-leaf diseased oranges did not produce helical cells after over 40 subcultures in different media.

Taxon
Spiroplasma citriSpiroplasma citrie0
Outcome
without producing helical cellse0
Setting
different mediae0

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“A non-helical strain of Spiroplasma citri from little-leaf diseased oranges was subcultured over 40 times in different media without producing helical cells”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–165 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The non-helical S. citri strain was non-motile and produced colonies of characteristic morphology on soft agar plates.

Taxon
Spiroplasma citriSpiroplasma citrit0
Outcome
non-motile and produced colonies of a characteristic morphologye0
Setting
soft agar platese0

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“Spiroplasma citri”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 58–75 · show in text ↑
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“It was non-motile and produced colonies of a characteristic morphology on soft agar plates”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 167–257 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Serology, DNA hybridization and toxin production confirmed that the non-helical isolate was a strain of S. citri.

Taxon
Spiroplasma citriSpiroplasma citrit0
Outcome
confirmed that it was a strain of S. citrie0
Qualifier
Serology, DNA hybridization and toxin productione0

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“Spiroplasma citri”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 58–75 · show in text ↑
e0

“Serology, DNA hybridization and toxin production confirmed that it was a strain of S. citri”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 259–350 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The membrane protein pattern of the non-helical strain differed from other S. citri strains in that one band was absent.

Taxon
Spiroplasma citriSpiroplasma citrit0
Outcome
membrane protein patterne0
Qualifier
one band was absente0
Comparator
other S. citri strainse0

Not reportedDirection

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“Spiroplasma citri”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 58–75 · show in text ↑
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“its membrane protein pattern after polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis differed from those of other S. citri strains in that one band was absent”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 355–498 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The non-helical strain caused symptoms in plants identical to those produced by a pathogenic helical S. citri strain.

Taxon
plantsViridiplantaee0
Interactor
S. citriSpiroplasma citrie0pathogen
Outcome
symptomse0
Comparator
pathogenic helical strain of S. citrie0

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“The organism caused symptoms in plants identical to those produced by a pathogenic helical strain of S. citri”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 500–609 · show in text ↑