Vidalakis, Georgios


Publications
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Update and Validation of the 16S rDNA qPCR Assay for the Detection of Three ‘Candidatus Liberibacter Species’ Following Current MIQE Guidelines and Workflow

Citation
Osman et al. (2023). PhytoFrontiers™ 3 (1)
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus Liberibacter
Abstract
An updated real-time multiplex quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay was designed and validated for the simultaneous detection of three ‘ Candidatus Liberibacter species’ (CLsp), ‘ Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus’ (CLas), ‘africanus’ (CLaf), and ‘americanus’ (CLam), associated with the huanglongbing disease of citrus. The multiplex assay was designed based on the qPCR assay published in 2006 by Li et al., considering all available CLsp 16S rRNA gene sequences in GenBank and the MIQE gu

Linking metabolic phenotypes to pathogenic traits among “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” and its hosts

Citation
Zuñiga et al. (2020). npj Systems Biology and Applications 6 (1)
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
AbstractCandidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) has been associated with Huanglongbing, a lethal vector-borne disease affecting citrus crops worldwide. While comparative genomics has provided preliminary insights into the metabolic capabilities of this uncultured microorganism, a comprehensive functional characterization is currently lacking. Here, we reconstructed and manually curated genome-scale metabolic models for the six CLas strains A4, FL17, gxpsy, Ishi-1, psy62, and YCPsy, in addition

An In Vitro Pipeline for Screening and Selection of Citrus-Associated Microbiota with Potential Anti-“ Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” Properties

Citation
Blacutt et al. (2020). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 86 (8)
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
Globally, citrus is threatened by huanglongbing (HLB), and the lack of effective control measures is a major concern of farmers, markets, and consumers. There is compelling evidence that plant health is a function of the activities of the plant's associated microbiome. Using Liberibacter crescens , a culturable surrogate for the unculturable HLB-associated bacterium “ Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus,” we tested the hypothesis that me

Bacterial and Fungal Next Generation Sequencing Datasets and Metadata from Citrus Infected with ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’

Citation
Ginnan et al. (2018). Phytobiomes Journal 2 (2)
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
Citrus production throughout the world is being severely threatened by Huanglongbing (HLB), which is a disease associated with the bacteria ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ (CLas), africanus, and americanus. This Resource Announcement provides amplicon-based next generation sequencing (NGS) datasets of the bacterial and fungal rRNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region from CLas-infected citrus budwood, leaves, and roots from five orchards located in different geographical regions in Flor