Molecular characterization of a phytoplasma causing Phyllody in clover and other herbaceous hosts in Northern Italy

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 817-822

  Firrao, Giuseppe ^a   Carraro, Luigi ^a   Gobbi, Emanuela ^a   Locci, Romano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; mycoplasmalike organisms; PCR; phytopathogenic mollicutes

Indexed keywords

CLOVER PHYLLODY PHYTOPLASMA; CREPIS; CREPIS BIENNIS; LEUCANTHEMUM VULGARE; MOLLICUTES; PHYTOPLASMA; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0030475583     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01877050     Document Type: Article

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