Multigene sequence data and genetic diversity among 'Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi' strains infecting Ulmus spp. in Serbia

Plant Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 356-368

  Jovic J ^a   Cvrkovic T ^a   Mitrovic M ^a   Petrovic A ^a   Krstic O ^b   Krnjajic S ^a   Tosevski I ^a,c  

^a Department of Plant Pathology   (Serbia)

^b CABI Europe Switzerland ^*  (Serbia)

^c CABI   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Elm yellows; Genetic variability; Oligonucleotide signature sequences; Phylogeny; RFLP diagnostics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC VARIATION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOPLASMA; TAXONOMY;

SERBIA;

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA ULMI; ULMUS;

EID: 79952087732     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2010.02383.x     Document Type: Article

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