Solow-Cordero, David E.


Publications
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A high-throughput system to identify inhibitors of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus transcription regulators

Citation
Barnett et al. (2019). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 (36)
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
Citrus greening disease, also known as huanglongbing (HLB), is the most devastating disease of Citrus worldwide. This incurable disease is caused primarily by the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus and spread by feeding of the Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri. Ca. L. asiaticus cannot be cultured; its growth is restricted to citrus phloem and the psyllid insect. Management of infected trees includes use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, which have disadvantages. Recent work has sought