Differential amplification of sequence heterogeneous ribosomal RNA genes and classification of the 'Fragaria multicipita' phytoplasma

Microbiological Research

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-236

  Davis, Robert E ^a   Jomantiene, Rasa ^a,b   Kalvelyte, Audrone ^c   Dally, Ellen L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Lithuania)

^c VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

'Candidatus Phytoplasma species'; Nested PCR; Operon; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CLONING; DNA; GENES; RNA;

CHAIN REACTIONS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

AMPLIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

'FRAGARIA MULTICIPITA' PHYTOPLASMA; FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA MULTICIPITA; FRAGARIA VIRGINIANA SUBSP. GLAUCA; PHYTOPLASMA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0042286432     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-5013-00201     Document Type: Article

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