Duan, Y. P.


Publications
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First Report of Dodder Transmission of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ to Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)

Citation
Duan et al. (2008). Plant Disease 92 (5)
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
Citrus huanglongbing (HLB) is one of the most devastating diseases of citrus worldwide. The disease is associated with three different species of fastidious α-proteobacteria, namely ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’, Ca. L. americanus, and Ca. L. africanus (1). ‘Ca. L. asiaticus’ was first detected in South Florida in 2005 and has spread throughout the citrus-growing areas of Florida. ‘Ca. L. asiaticus’ is transmitted naturally by the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri, and can also be tr