Phytoplasmas associated with elm yellows: Molecular variability and differentiation from related organisms

Plant Disease

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1101-1104

  Griffiths, H M ^a   Sinclair, W A ^a   Boudon Padieu, E ^b   Daire, X ^b   Lee, I M ^c   Sfalanga, A ^d   Bertaccini, A ^e  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITALY; PHYTOPLASMA; PLANT MICROORGANISM INTERACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMER DNA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOSOMAL DNA;

APOCYNUM CANNABINUM; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; PHYTOPLASMA; PRUNUS; RUBUS FRUTICOSUS; ULMACEAE; ULMUS; VITIS SP.; VITIS VINIFERA; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA;

EID: 0032695069     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1999.83.12.1101     Document Type: Article

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