SAMPLE NO. HOST GRASS COUNTY LOCATION 16S rRNA GROUP PARTIAL SEQUENCE 46 C. dactylon Bungoma Mlaha2 16SrXIV 16SrRNA gene 96 P. maximum Bungoma Kibabii2 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 97 B. brizantha Bungoma Kibabii2 16SrXIV 16S rRNA gene 102 B. brizantha Bungoma Bisunu 16SrXIV 16S rRNA gene 123 C. dactylon Bungoma Bisunu 16SrXIV 16S rRNA gene 134 C. dactylon Bungoma Lwandanyi1 16SrXIV 16S rRNA gene 136 C. dactylon Bungoma Lwandanyi1 16SrXIV 16S rRNA gene 138 C. dactylon Bungoma Lwandanyi1 16SrXIV 16S rRNA gene 139 C. dactylon Bungoma Lwandanyi2 16SrXIV 16S rRNA gene 155 C. dactylon Bungoma Lwandanyi2 16SrXIV 16S rRNA gene 157 C. dactylon Bungoma Lwandanyi2 16SrXIV 16S rRNA gene 169 B. brizantha Bungoma Luhya 16SrXIV 16S rRNA gene 266 Other Bungoma Kimaeti 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 282 B. brizantha Bungoma Kimaeti 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 365 B. brizantha Busia Bumala 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 366 Other Busia Bumala 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 413 D. scalarum Busia Otimong’ 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 416 C. dactylon Busia Otimong’ 16SrXIV 16S rRNA gene 418 Poverty grass Busia Otimong’ 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 478 C. dactylon Busia Marachi 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 479 B. brizantha Busia Marachi 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 484 Poverty grass Busia Marachi 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 490 D. scalarum Busia Bukhayo west 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 491 C. dactylon Busia Bukhayo west 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 515 D. scalarum Busia Bukhayo central 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 519 P. maximum Busia Bukhayo central 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 523 D. scalarum Busia Bukhayo central 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 524 B. brizantha Busia Bukhayo central 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 530 D. scalarum Busia Bwamani 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 579 Poverty grass Busia Bulanda2 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 588 E. indica Busia Busia Township, ADC 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 593 D. scalarum Busia Busia Township, ADC 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene 642 P. maximum Busia Busia Township, BP 16SrXI 16S rRNA gene

Table 2: Phytoplasma isolates, location of collection, host plant, and associated 16Sr groups retrieved in this study.