Sequencing of the ribosomal protein gene rpl16 from Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi infecting a historic Ulmus minor

The aim of this work is to obtain new sequences of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi’ useful for the characterization of phytoplasmas infecting a historic plant of Ulmus minor. At our knowledge, we described for the first time the rpl16 gene sequence of ‘Ca. P. ulmi’ strain ULW (elm witches’ broom). This gene, positioned downstream the gene rps3, codifies the ribosomal protein L16.