The groEL gene as an additional marker for finer differentiation of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'-related strains

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-48

  Mitrovic J ^a   Kakizawa, S ^b   Duduk, B ^a   Oshima, K ^b   Namba, S ^b   Bertaccini, A ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PESTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; aster yellows phytoplasmas; genetic marker; groEL gene

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC MARKER; HETEROGENEITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOPLASMA; PROTEIN; TAXONOMY;

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA ASTERIS; DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 79959375263     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2011.00472.x     Document Type: Article

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