Surveys reveal the occurrence of phytoplasmas in plants at different geographical locations in Peru

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-27

  Hodgetts, J ^a   Chuquillangui, C ^b   Muller, G ^b   Arocha, Y ^c,d   Gamarra, D ^e   Pinillos, O ^f   Velit, E ^g   Lozada, P ^g   Boa, E ^h   Boonham, N ⁱ   Mumford, R ⁱ   Barker, I ^b   Dickinson, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d CENSA   (Cuba)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

^f National Institute for Agricultural Innovation INIA   (Peru)

^g SERVICIO NACIONAL DE SANIDAD AGRARIA   (Peru)

^h Global Plant Clinic   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

PCR diagnostics; Peru; Phylogenetic analysis; Phytoplasma; T RFLP

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CROP; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM; VEGETABLE;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; AVENA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CARICA PAPAYA; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; DAUCUS CAROTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67749144210     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2009.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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