Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of different methods used by two laboratories for the detection of Phytophthora ramorum on multiple natural hosts

Plant Pathology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 289-300

  Vettraino, A M ^a   Sukno, S ^b,c   Vannini, A ^a   Garbelotto, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular diagnostics; Proficiency panels; Seasonality; Sudden oak death

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DECIDUOUS TREE; DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE INCIDENCE; HOST LOCATION; HOST PLANT; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LABORATORY METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM;

EID: 77950954205     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2009.02209.x     Document Type: Article

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