Genetic variation in Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense

Plant Pathology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 8-14

  Streten, C ^a   Gibb, K S ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; Evolutionary diversity; Phytoplasmas; rp operon; tuf gene

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PHYTOPLASMA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

CANDIDATUS; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA AUSTRALIENSE; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; PHYTOPLASMA; PHYTOPLASMA AUSTRALIENSE; VITIS;

EID: 13844298115     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2005.01113.x     Document Type: Article

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