Exploring the phytoplasmas, plant pathogenic bacteria

Journal of General Plant Pathology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 210-221

  Maejima, Kensaku ^a   Oshima, Kenro ^a   Namba, Shigetou ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Genome; Insect transmission; Molecular classification; Phytoplasma; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901239985     PISSN: 13452630     EISSN: 1610739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10327-014-0512-8     Document Type: Review

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