Taverniera cuneifolia plants showing shoots proliferation and witches' broom symptoms were observed in Minab, Iran. A study was performed to detect and identify the possible phytoplasma associated with the disease, identify the putative insect vector and possible modification in fatty acid composition of symptomatic plant roots. Sequence analysis revealed that the associated phytoplasma shared 99.92% sequence identity with ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia'-related strains. Successful transmission of phytoplasma by Orosius albicinctus to healthy periwinkle demonstrated its putative vector status. Moreover, analysis of the oil composition of the plant roots revealed an increased rate of fatty acid composition in the infected plants.

在伊朗米纳布观察到Taverniera cuneifolia植物显示出芽增殖和女巫的扫帚症状。进行了一项研究，以检测和鉴定与疾病相关的可能的植物原质，鉴定推定的昆虫载体以及对症植物根的脂肪酸组成的可能修饰。序列分析表明，相关联的共享植原99.92％的序列同一性与'暂定植原体australasia'相关菌株。Orosius albicinctus将植物原质成功传播到健康的长春花，证明了其推定的载体状态。此外，对植物根部油成分的分析表明，感染植物中脂肪酸成分的比率增加。