Updating and extending genetic characterization and classification of phytoplasmas from wild and cultivated plants in southern Italy

Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 133-138

  Marcone, C ^a   Ragozzino, A ^b   Camele, I ^a   Rana, G L ^a   Seemuller E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genome size; Phylogeny; Phytoplasmas; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744435453     PISSN: 11254653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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