Carvalho, Everton Vieira


Publications
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Evidence That ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ Moves Predominantly Toward New Tissue Growth in Citrus Plants

Citation
Raiol-Junior et al. (2021). Plant Disease 105 (1)
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ (Las) is an unculturable, phloem-limited, insect-transmitted bacterium associated with the Asiatic form of huanglongbing (HLB), the most destructive citrus disease. In Asia and the Americas, it is transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri Kuwavama). Despite considerable research, little is known about the processes involved in plant infection and colonization by Las. This study was conducted to determine whether the basal portion (below girdli