Takita, M. A.


Publications
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First Report of the Causal Agent of Huanglongbing (“Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus”) in Brazil

Citation
Coletta-Filho et al. (2004). Plant Disease 88 (12)
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
Huanglongbing (ex-greening) disease is one of the most serious diseases of citrus. It is caused by the phloem-limited, gram-negative bacterium “Candidatus Liberibacter spp.”. This bacterium is not well characterized mainly because it is still uncultured. There are two known strains, Asian (“Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus”) and African (“Candidatus Liberibacter africanus”) that cause severe damage to citrus plants including twig dieback, decline, and death. Symptoms first appear as leaf mottl