Molecular typing of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali' and epidemic history tracing by a combined T-RFLP/VNTR analysis approach

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 573-584

  Baric, Sanja ^a   Berger, Jennifer ^a   Cainelli, Christian ^a   Kerschbamer, Christine ^a   Dalla Via, Josef ^a  

^a Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry Laimburg   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cacopsylla melanoneura; Cacopsylla picta; Malus domestica; Molecular genetic typing; Rhodanese like protein gene; Ribosomal protein L22 gene

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIC; FRUIT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INSECT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYTOPLASMA; POLYMORPHISM; PROTEIN; SAMPLING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRIA; TYROL;

CACOPSYLLA; CACOPSYLLA MELANONEURA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA MALI; HEXAPODA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 80255126824     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-011-9832-0     Document Type: Article

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