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'Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium' associated with almond witches'-broom disease: from draft genome to genetic diversity among strain populations.
BMC microbiology - 30 Jul 2015
Quaglino Fabio, Kube Michael, Jawhari Maan, Abou-Jawdah Yusuf, Siewert Christin, Choueiri Elia, Sobh Hana, Casati Paola, Tedeschi Rosemarie, Lova Marina Molino, Alma Alberto, Bianco Piero Attilio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Almond witches'-broom (AlmWB), a devastating disease of almond, peach and nectarine in Lebanon, is associated with 'Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium'. In the present study, we generated a draft genome sequence of 'Ca. P. phoenicium' strain SA213, representative of phytoplasma strain populations from different host plants, and determined the genetic diversity among phytoplasma strain populations by...
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