Corn stunt is vectored by several leafhoppers

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Corn stunt is vectored by several leafhoppers. The spiroplasma overwinters in the gut of leafhoppers. Spiroplasmas are cultured on defined media. They are facultative anaerobes, lacks a true cell wall and are motile. Doubly infected with maize rayado fino virus.
Host/Plant: Corn (Zea mays)
Pest/Path: Corn Stunt (Spiroplasma kunkelli)

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Corn, Mollicutes, Spiroplasmas

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