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Confirmation of the sequence of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' and assessment of microbial diversity in Huanglongbing-infected citrus phloem using a metagenomic approach.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Dec 2009
Tyler Heather L, Roesch Luiz F W, Gowda Siddarame, Dawson William O, Triplett Eric W
Abstract excerpt
The citrus disease Huanglongbing (HLB) is highly destructive in many citrus-growing regions of the world. The putative causal agent of this disease, 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus', is difficult to culture, and Koch's postulates have not yet been fulfilled. As a result, efforts have focused on obtaining the genome sequence of 'Ca. L. asiaticus' in order to give insight on the physiology of this organism. In...
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