Genomic diversity and differentiation among phytoplasma strains in 16S rRNA groups I (aster yellows and related phytoplasmas) and III (X-disease and related phytoplasmas)

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 64-75

  Gundersen, D E ^a,b   Lee, I M ^a   Schaff, D A ^c,f   Harrison, N A ^d   Chang, C J ^e   Davis, R E ^a   Kingsbury, D T ^b,g  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MYCOPLASMA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA GENE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ASTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; GROUP III PHYTOPLASMA; IPOMOEA OBSCURA; MYCOPLASMA; PHYTOPLASMA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030031124     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-46-1-64     Document Type: Article

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