16S rDNA-derived oligonucleotide probes for the differential diagnosis of plum leptonecrosis and apple proliferation phytoplasmas

EPPO Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 421-428

  Malisano, G ^a   Firrao, G ^a   Locci, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

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EID: 0001521131     PISSN: 02508052     EISSN: 13652338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2338.1996.tb00606.x     Document Type: Article

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