Current status of molecular classification of the phytoplasmas

Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-26

  Seemuller E ^a   Marcone, C ^a,b   Lauer, U ^a   Ragozzino, A ^b   Goschl M ^c  

^a Biologische Bundesanstalt   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c Axaron Bioscience AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Phylogeny; Phytoplasmal diseases; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002398837     PISSN: 11254653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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