Diagnosis of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri, causal agent of citrus canker, in commercial fruits by isolation and PCR-based methods

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2309-2315

  Golmohammadi, M ^a   Cubero, J ^b   Penalver J ^a   Quesada, J M ^a   Lopez M M ^a   Llop, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^b INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Protocol and validation; Real time PCR; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CITRUS FRUITS; INTEGRATED CONTROL; PROBES; SCREENING;

BACTERIAL ISOLATION; CITRUS CANKER; FRUIT SAMPLES; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PROTOCOL AND VALIDATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS; SENSITIVITY; SYBR GREEN; TAQMAN PROBES; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN XAC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; FRUIT; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CITRUS FRUIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AMERICA; SPAIN; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS;

SOUTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS; CITRUS X PARADISI; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS PV. CITRI;

EID: 36649036154     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03484.x     Document Type: Article

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