Bacterial sequences interfering in detection of phytoplasma by pcr using primers derived from the ribosomal rna operon

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 550, Issue , 2001, Pages 417-424

  Skrzeczkowski, L J ^a   Howell, W E ^a   Eastwell, K C ^a   Cavileer, T D ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Detection; PCR; Phytoplasma

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010575664     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.550.62     Document Type: Conference Paper

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