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Detection and Relative Titer of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus in the Salivary Glands and Alimentary Canal of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) Vector of Citrus Huanglongbing Disease
2011-05-01
Abstract excerpt
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) bacterium has been strongly implicated as the causative agent of huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening, which is currently the most devastating citrus disease worldwide. HLB is transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), in a persistent manner. We used quantitative-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect CLas in dissected o...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 03debb19-f62c-5330-9dc2-ec9bdd9e43ac
- DOI
- 10.1603/an10134
