Molecular identification and relatedness of potato witches'-broom phytoplasma isolates from four potato cultivars

Microbiological Research

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-286

  Khadhair, Abdul Hameed ^a,b   Hiruki, Chuji ^b   Hwang, Shue Fang ^a   Wang, Keri ^b  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA sequencing; PCR; Phytoplasma; Potato

Indexed keywords

MYCOPLASMA; PHYTOPLASMA; POTATO WITCHES'-BROOM PHYTOPLASMA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 0031239262     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-5013(97)80041-9     Document Type: Article

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