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Development of a Multiple Loci Variable Number of Tandem Repeats Analysis (MLVA) to Unravel the Intra-Pathovar Structure of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Populations Worldwide.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Ciarroni Serena, Gallipoli Lorenzo, Taratufolo Maria C, Butler Margi I, Poulter Russell T M, Pourcel Christine, Vergnaud Gilles, Balestra Giorgio M, Mazzaglia Angelo
Abstract excerpt
The bacterial canker of kiwifruit by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae is an emblematic example of a catastrophic disease of fruit crops. In 2008 a new, extremely virulent form of the pathogen emerged and rapidly devastated many Actinidia spp. orchards all over the world. In order to understand differences in populations within this pathovar and to elucidate their diffusion and movements on world scale, it is...
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