Phytoplasmas: Diversity, taxonomy, and epidemiology

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 673-689

  Bertaccini, Assunta ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Pathology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Molecular identification; PCR RFLP; Phytoplasmas; Plant diseases; Review

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; HEXAPODA; MOLLICUTES; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 34249844826     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/2092     Document Type: Article

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