A comparison of different phytoplasma DNA extraction methods using competitive PCR

Phytopathologia Mediterranea

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 99-107

  Palmano, Sabrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Mollicutes; Quantitative PCR; rDNA

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA MALI; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CLOVER PHYLLODY PHYTOPLASMA; MOLLICUTES; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 0142117504     PISSN: 00319465     EISSN: 15932095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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