1. The Phytoplasmas - An IntroductionMatt Dickinson, Melanie Tuffen, and Jennifer Hodgetts2. Techniques for the Maintenance and Propagation of Phytoplasmas in Glasshouse Collections of Catharanthus roseusJennifer Hodgetts, David Crossley, and Matt Dickinson3. Micropropagation and Maintenance of Phytoplasmas in Tissue CultureAssunta Bertaccini, Samanta Paltrinieri, Marta Martini, Mara Tedeschi, and Nicoletta Contaldo4. Dodder Transmission of PhytoplasmasJaroslava Pribylová and Josef Spak5. Insect Maintenance and TransmissionHeather Kingdom6. Capturing Insect Vectors of PhytoplasmasPhyllis Weintraub and Jürgen Gross7. Insect Vector Transmission AssaysDomenico Bosco and Rosemarie Tedeschi8. Molecular Identification of Phytoplasma Vector SpeciesSabrina Bertin and Domenico Bosco9. Dienes' Staining and Light Microscopy for Phytoplasma VisualizationRita Musetti10. DAPI Staining and Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques for PhytoplasmasNancy S. Andrade and Nolberto S. Arismendi11. Visualisation of Phytoplasmas using Electron MicroscopyB. Jean Devonshire12. Automated DNA Extraction for Large Numbers of Plant SamplesNatasa Mehle, Petra Nikolic, Matevz Rupar, Jana Boben, Maja Ravnikar, and Marina Dermastia13. DNA Extraction from Arborescent Monocots and How To Deal With Other Challenging HostsNigel A. Harrison, Robert E. Davis, and Ericka E. Helmick14. Nested PCR and RFLP Analysis Based on the 16S rRNA GeneBojan Duduk, Samantha Paltrinieri, Ing Ming Lee, and Assunta Bertaccini15. PCR and RFLP Analyses Based on the Ribosomal Protein OperonMarta Martini and Ing-Ming Lee16. Tuf and secY PCR Amplification and Genotyping of PhytoplasmasXavier Foissac, Jean-Luc Danet, Sylvie Malembic-Maher, Pascal Salar, Dana Safárová, Pavla Válová, and Milan Navrátil17. PCR Analysis of Phytoplasmas Based on the secA GeneMatt Dickinson and Jennifer Hodgetts18. Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism Analysis for Differentiating Phytoplasma StrainsMartina Seruga Music and Dijana Skoric19. Microarrays for Universal Detection and Identification of PhytoplasmasMogens Nicolaisen, Henriette Nyskjold, and Assunta Bertaccine20. T-RFLP for Detection and Identification of Phytoplasmas in PlantsJennifer Hodgetts and Matt Dickinson21. Real-Time PCR for Universal Phytoplasma Detection and QuantificationNynne Meyn Christensen, Henriette Nyskjold, and Mogens Nicolaisen22. A Real-Time PCR Detection System for the Bois Noir and Flavescence Dorée Phytoplasmas and Quantification of the Target DNANatasa Mehle, Nina Prezelj, Matjaz Hren, Jana Boben, Kristina Gruden, Maja Ravnikar, and Marina Dermastia23. Real-Time PCR for Specific Detection of Three Phytoplasmas from the Apple Proliferation GroupNatasa Mehle, Petra Nikolic, Kristina Gruden, Maja Ravnikar, and Marina Dermastia24. Reverse Transcription-PCR for Phytoplasma Detection Utilizing Crude Sap ExtractionsPaola Margaria and Sabrina Palmano25. In-Field Diagnostics Using Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP)Jenny Tomlinson26. DNA Bar-Coding for Phytoplasma IdentificationOlga Makarova, Nicoletta Contaldo, Samanta Paltrinieri, Assunta Bertaccini, Henriette Nyskjold, and Mogens Nicolaisen27. Phylogenetic Analyses of Phytoplasmas Based on Whole-Genome ComparisonHiromi Nishida28. The iPhyClassifier, An Interactive Online Tool for Phytoplasma Classification and Taxonomic AssignmentYan Zhao, Wei Wei, Ing-Ming Lee, Jonathan Shao, Xiaobing Suo, and Robert E. Davis29. Phytoplasma Proteomic AnalysisXianling Ji and Yingping Gai30. Preparation of Phytoplasma Membrane Recombinant ProteinsLuciana Galetto, Majid Siampour, and Cristina Marzachì31. Phytoplasma Plasmid DNA ExtractionMark T. Andersen and Lia W. Liefting32. Caesium Chloride-Bisbenzimide Gradients for Separation of Phytoplasm... Mehr