phytoplasma


phy·to·plas·ma

P5305800 (fī′tə-plăz′mə)n. Any of various extremely small bacteria that lack a cell wall and are transmitted by insects to plants, where they cause disease by infecting the phloem.
[New Latin Phytoplasma, proposed genus name for the organisms : phyto- + (myco)plasma.]
phy′to·plas′mic (-mĭk) adj.