Erigeron witches'-broom phytoplasma in Brazil represents new subgroup VII-B in 16S rRNA gene group VII, the ash yellows phytoplasma group

Plant Disease

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1142-1148

  Barros, Thereza S L ^a   Davis, Robert E ^a   Resende, Renato O ^a   Dally, Ellen L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

MLO; Mycoplasmalike organism; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; DNA SEQUENCES; GENES; RNA;

PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA FRAXINI; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; ERIGERON; ERIGERON WITCHES'-BROOM PHYTOPLASMA; FRAXINUS; PHYTOPLASMA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0036791394     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2002.86.10.1142     Document Type: Article

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