Deep amplicon sequencing reveals mixed phytoplasma infection within single grapevine plants

Bulletin of Insectology

Volumn 64, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Nicolaisen, Mogens ^a   Contaldo, Nicoletta ^b   Makarova, Olga ^a   Paltrinieri, Samanta ^b   Bertaccini, Assunta ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Molecular identification; Phytoplasma; Population; Pyrosequencing

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; VITIS;

EID: 80054858601     PISSN: 17218861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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