Localization of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, Associated with Citrus Huanglongbing Disease, in its Psyllid Vector using Fluorescence in situ Hybridization

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 159, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 726-734

  Ammar, El Desouky ^a   Shatters, Robert G ^a   Hall, David G ^a  

^a U S HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrus greening; Diaphorina citri; FISH; Huanglongbing; Psyllids; Vector relations

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; FLUORESCENCE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LABORATORY METHOD; LEAF; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDATUS LIBERIBACTER ASIATICUS; CITRUS; DIAPHORINA CITRI; HEMIPTERA; PSYLLIDAE;

EID: 80054939785     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2011.01836.x     Document Type: Article

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