Phylogenetic positions of phytoplasmas associated with dieback, yellow crinkle and mosaic diseases of papaya, and their proposed inclusion in 'Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense' and a new taxon, 'Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia'

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 941-951

  White, Daniel T ^a   Blackall, Linda L ^b   Scott, Paul T ^a   Walsh, Kerry B ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Classification; Papaya; Phylogeny; Phytoplasmas

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; MOLLICUTES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDATUS; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA AUSTRALIENSE; CARICA PAPAYA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MOLLICUTES; PHORMIUM; PHORMIUM YELLOW LEAF PHYTOPLASMA; PHYTOPLASMA; TOMATO BIG BUD PHYTOPLASMA; VITIS;

EID: 0031828764     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-48-3-941     Document Type: Article

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