A new phytoplasma detected in the South Australian native perennial shrub, Allocasuarina muelleriana

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 357-364

  Gibb, K S ^a   Tran Nguyen, L T T ^a   Randles, J W ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apple proliferation; Native plants; PCR; Phytoplasma

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; NEW RECORD; PHYTOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ALLOCASUARINA; ALLOCASUARINA MUELLERIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MALUS X DOMESTICA; PHYTOPLASMA; PROKARYOTA; PYRUS COMMUNIS; RHAMNACEAE;

EID: 0038012247     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2003.tb00261.x     Document Type: Article

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