• Catharanthus roseus (Apocynaceae) naturally infected with diverse phytoplasmas in Costa Rica 

      Villalobos Muller, William; Bottner Parker, Kristi D.; Lee, Ing-Ming; Montero Astúa, Mauricio; Albertazzi Castro, Federico José; Coto Morales, Teresita; Sandoval Carvajal, Izayana; Garita Salazar, Laura Cristina; Moreira Carmona, Lisela (2019-01-30)
      Phytoplasmas (class Mollicutes) are causal agents of plant diseases with an economic impact on crops or threatening local biodiversity. A survey was conducted from 2012 to 2016 on infected Catharanthus roseus plants that ...
    • Fitopatología y comportamientos culturales: posible introducción de la cepa de chaya del Cassava common mosaic virus en Costa Rica 

      Montero Astúa, Mauricio; Sandoval Carvajal, Izayana; Moreira Carmona, Lisela; Villalobos Muller, William; Garita Salazar, Laura Cristina; Carvajal Rojas, Sofía (2023-12-30)
      Objetivo/Antecedentes. Las hojas del arbusto de chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius) o árbol espinaca, o chicasquil (en Costa Rica), son parte de la tradición culinaria Mesoamericana, con origen en el sur de México y ...
    • Genipa americana and Ageratina anisochroma, two new hosts of Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris in Costa Rica 

      Villalobos Muller, William; Montero Astúa, Mauricio; Coto Morales, Teresita; Sandoval Carvajal, Izayana; Moreira Carmona, Lisela (2018-08-23)
      We report two new plant species hosts for Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris: Genipa americana (Rubiaceae) and Ageratina anisochroma (Asteraceae). Phytoplasma infections were detected by real-time loop-mediated isothermal ...
    • Genus Orthotospovirus in Costa Rica: A Central American case 

      Montero Astúa, Mauricio; Dejuk Protti, Natasha; Bermúdez Gómez, David; Vásquez Céspedes, Elena; Sandoval Carvajal, Izayana; Garita Salazar, Laura Cristina; Albertazzi Castro, Federico José; Adkins, Scott; Moreira Carmona, Lisela (2023-12-28)
      Objective/Background. The Orthotospovirus genus encompasses a range of economically significant and emerging plant viruses that affect a variety of crops globally. While the prevalence and characteristics of these ...