for the region
containing a 16S rRNA gene and an intergenic spacer region
between the 16S and 23S rRNA genes. Comparision of
the 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the causal
phytoplasma belongs to “Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris,”
and shared the highest degree of similarity with the sequence
of the onion yellows (OY) isolate in Japan. This is
the first phylogenetic identification of phytoplasma infection
of bamboo in Korea.