Mixed infection of grapevines in northern Italy by phytoplasmas including 16S rRNA RFLP subgroup 16SrI-B strains previously unreported in this host

Plant Disease

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 418-421

  Alma, Alberto ^a   Davis, Robert E ^b   Vibio, Monica ^c   Danielli, Alberto ^c   Bosco, Domenico ^a   Arzone, Alessandra ^a   Bertaccini, Assunta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Molecular detection; Mycoplasmalike organism (MLO); Vitis

Indexed keywords

ASTER; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; FLAVESCENCE; FLAVESCENCE DOREE; PHYTOPLASMA; ULMUS; VITIS; VITIS SP.;

EID: 0001434739     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PD-80-0418     Document Type: Article

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