Molecular identification of a 'Candidatus Phytoplasma ziziphi'-related strain infecting amaranth (Amaranthus retroflexus L.) in China

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 159, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 635-637

  Yang, Yi ^a,b   Zhao, Wenjun ^b   Li, Zhihong ^a   Zhu, Shuifang ^a,b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE   (China)

Author keywords

16s rRNA; Amaranth (Amaranthus retroflexus); Candidatus phytoplasma ziziphi; Phylogeny; Sequence analysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HERB; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NEW RECORD; ORCHARD; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SYMPTOM;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA ZIZIPHI;

EID: 80955180008     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2011.01808.x     Document Type: Article

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