MLO first discovered by
A. Louis Pasteur
B. Kuch
C. Doi
D. R. S. Singh
Answer: Option C
Solution(By Examveda Team)
MLO was first discovered by Doi.Mycoplasma-like organisms (MLO), pathogens of the plant yellows diseases, as a model of coevolution between prokaryotes, insects and plants.
Phytoplasmas, a large group of plant-pathogenic, phloem-inhabiting bacteria were discovered by Japanese scientist Doi in 1967.
They are transmitted from plant to plant by phloem-feeding insect hosts and cause a variety of symptoms and considerable damage in more than 1,000 plant species.
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