Improved real-time PCR detection of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' from citrus and psyllid hosts by targeting the intragenic tandem-repeats of its prophage genes

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 90-98

  Morgan, J Kent ^a   Zhou, Lijuan ^b   Li, Wenbin ^c   Shatters, Robert G ^a   Keremane, Manjunath ^d   Duan, Yong Ping ^a  

^a U S HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyv I hyv II genes; Liberibacter; Real time PCR; Tandem repeats

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CANDIDATUS LIBERIBACTER ASIATICUS; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CITRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSCUTA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MURRAYA EXOTICA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMALS; CITRUS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA PROBES; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENES, VIRAL; HEMIPTERA; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PLANT DISEASES; PROPHAGES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIACEAE; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDATUS LIBERIBACTER; CANDIDATUS LIBERIBACTER AMERICANUS; CANDIDATUS LIBERIBACTER ASIATICUS; CITRUS; CUSCUTEAE; DIAPHORINA CITRI; JASMINUM; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSYLLIDAE;

EID: 84862786952     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: 10961194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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