Primers based on the rpf gene region provide improved detection of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri in naturally and artificially infected citrus plants

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 279-285

  Coletta Filho, H D ^a   Takita, M A ^a   De Souza, A A ^a   Neto, J R ^b   Destefano S A L ^b   Hartung, J S ^c   Machado, M A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO AGRONÔMICO   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Biológico   (Brazil)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrus canker; Diagnosis; Disease; Phytobacteria; Sweet orange

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRAIN;

CITRUS CANKER; CITRUS PLANT; DETECTION METHODS; GENE CLUSTERS; GENOMIC SEQUENCE; PCR ASSAY; PCR-BASED DETECTION; PHYTOBACTERIA; SWEET ORANGE; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS;

DIAGNOSIS;

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA FRAGMENT;

BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL GROWTH; CITRUS FRUIT; COMMON BACTERIAL BLIGHT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; INFECTION; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS PV. CITRI;

EID: 33645114025     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02787.x     Document Type: Article

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