Identification and molecular characterization of 'candidatus phytoplasma mali' isolates in north-western Italy

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-87

  Casati, Paola ^a   Quaglino, Fabio ^a   Tedeschi, Rosemarie ^b   Spiga, Fabio Mario ^a   Alma, Alberto ^b   Spadone, Paola ^a   Bianco, Piero Attilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali'; 16S rDNA; Apple proliferation; Genetic variability; Phytoplasmas; Single nucleotide polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; ISOLATED POPULATION; PHYTOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA MALI; HEXAPODA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 73649132938     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2009.01581.x     Document Type: Article

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