A phytoplasma closely related to the pigeon pea witches'-broom phytoplasma (16Sr IX) is associated with citrus huanglongbing symptoms in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

Phytopathology

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 977-984

  Teixeira, D C ^a   Wulff, N A ^a   Martins, E C ^a   Kitajima, E W ^b   Bassanezi, R ^a   Ayres, A J ^a   Eveillard, S ^c   Saillard, C ^c   Bove J M ^c  

^a Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

PCR detection; Plant pathogenic mollicute

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; PRIMER DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CITRUS FRUIT; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; PATHOGENICITY; PHYTOPLASMA; PLANT DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BRAZIL; CITRUS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; PHYTOPLASMA; PLANT DISEASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

CAJANUS CAJAN; CANDIDATUS LIBERIBACTER; CANDIDATUS LIBERIBACTER ASIATICUS; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; COLUMELLA; HEXAPODA; PIGEON PEA WITCHES'-BROOM PHYTOPLASMA;

EID: 51849108214     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-98-9-0977     Document Type: Article

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