Molecular identification of a phytoplasma associated with Elm witches'-broom in China

Forest Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 355-360

  Gao, R ^a   Wang, J ^a   Shao, Y H ^a   Li, X D ^a   Yang, B H ^a   Chang, W C ^a   Zhao, W J ^b   Zhu, S F ^b  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; DECIDUOUS TREE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGEN; PHLOEM; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM; RELATEDNESS; SYMPTOM;

CHINA; SHANDONG; TAIAN; ZHAOYUAN;

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA ASTERIS; SUBGROUP B; ULMUS;

EID: 80053360825     PISSN: 14374781     EISSN: 14390329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2010.00684.x     Document Type: Article

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