Roy, Avijit


Publications
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Live Population Dynamics of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’, the Bacterial Agent Associated with Citrus Huanglongbing, in Citrus and Non-Citrus Hosts

Citation
Hu et al. (2014). Plant Disease 98 (7)
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
Citrus huanglongbing (HLB) is a century-old destructive disease which presents an unprecedented challenge to citrus industries worldwide. In Florida, HLB is associated with the phloem-limited bacterium ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ and is mainly transmitted by Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri). Quantification of the pathogen population in a host aids in investigation of virulence mechanisms and disease management. Recently a procedure was developed to detect live bacterial populatio