Association of Elm Yellows Subgroup 16SrV-B Phytoplasma with a Disease of Hovenia dulcis

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 171-174

  Kamala Kannan, Seralathan ^a   Han, Sang Sub ^a   Lee, Kui Jae ^a   Velmurugan, Palanivel ^a   Lee, Yong Hoon ^a   Chae, Jong Chan ^a   Lee, Yang Soo ^a   Lee, Jai Young ^b   Oh, Byung Taek ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b University of Seoul   (South Korea)

Author keywords

16S 23S rDNA; Elm yellows phytoplasma; Japanese raisin tree; Rp operon; secY gene; Witches' broom

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PHYTOPLASMA;

SOUTH KOREA;

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA ULMI; HOVENIA DULCIS; ULMUS;

EID: 79551502307     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2010.01746.x     Document Type: Article

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