Phylogeny and characterization of phytoplasmal nusA and use of the nusA gene in detection of group 16SrI strains

Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 193-201

  Shao, J ^a   Jomantiene, R ^a,b   Dally, E L ^a   Zhao, Y ^a   Lee, I M ^a   Nuss, D L ^c   Davis, R E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Lithuania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mollicutes; nusA; Phytoplasma; Reductive evolution; Yellows disease

Indexed keywords

ACHOLEPLASMA; ACHOLEPLASMA PALMAE; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA ASTERIS; CLOSTRIDIUM; FIRMICUTES; INSECTA; MYCOPLASMA; PROKARYOTA; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 33745904480     PISSN: 11254653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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