16S rRNA interoperon sequence heterogeneity distinguishes strain populations of palm lethal yellowing phytoplasma in the Caribbean region

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 183-193

  Harrison, N A ^a   Myrie, W ^b   Jones, P ^c   Carpio, M L ^a   Castillo, M ^d   Doyle, M M ^d   Oropeza, C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Coconut Industry Board ^*  (Jamaica)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d Pan American College of Agriculture   (Honduras)

^e CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

16S ribsosomal RNA; Arecaceae; Coconut; Mollicute; Phylogeny; Phytoplasma identification

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PHYTOPLASMA;

FLORIDA; HONDURAS; JAMAICA; MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

ARECACEAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COCOS NUCIFERA; HOWEA; HOWEA FORSTERIANA; PALM LETHAL YELLOWING PHYTOPLASMA; PHYTOPLASMA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0036398038     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2002.tb00211.x     Document Type: Article

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