Science. 1975 Jun 6;188(4192):1018-20. doi: 10.1126/science.188.4192.1018.
A spiroplasma can be isolated and grown continuously in cell-free medium from stunted corn or from Drosophila injected with sap expressed from diseased corn. The organism is serologically related to, but not identical with, Spiroplasma citri, the causative agent of citrus stubborn disease. Leafhopers injected with cultured organisms induced typical symptoms of the corn stunt disease when placed on previously healthy corn plants.
可以从矮化玉米或注射了从病玉米中提取的汁液的果蝇中，在无细胞培养基中连续分离和培养螺原体。该生物在血清学上与柑橘僵化病的病原体柑橘僵化螺原体相关，但不相同。将培养的生物注射到叶蝉体内，然后将其放在先前健康的玉米植株上，会诱导出典型的玉米矮缩病症状。
