Classification of phytoplasma strains in the elm yellows group (16SrV) and proposal of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi' for the phytoplasma associated with elm yellows

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 337-347

  Lee, Ing Ming ^a   Martini, Marta ^a,b   Marcone, Carmine ^c   Zhu, Shifang F ^a,d  

^a Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^d Institute of Animal/Plant Quarantine   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA 16S; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; ASIA; BACTERIAL PLANT DISEASE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLACKBERRY; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CHERRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ELM; EUROPE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GRAPE; HOST; MOLLICUTES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEACH; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAXON; UNITED STATES;

ACHOLEPLASMATACEAE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; ULMUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA ULMI; MOLLICUTES; PHYTOPLASMA; PROKARYOTA; PRUNUS PERSICA; RUBUS; ULMUS; VITIS; VITIS SP.;

EID: 1842527861     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.02697-0     Document Type: Article

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