van Vuuren, S. P.


Publications
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Lack of Evidence for Seed Transmission of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter africanus’ Associated with Greening (Huanglongbing) in Citrus in South Africa

Citation
van Vuuren et al. (2011). Plant Disease 95 (8)
Names
Ca. Liberibacter africanus
Abstract
‘Candidatus Liberibacter africanus’ is associated with citrus greening (huanglongbing [HLB]) in South Africa. Various unpublished reports have suggested that the related bacterium ‘Ca. L. asiaticus’ associated with HLB in citrus might be seed transmissible based on real-time PCR results. Seed transmission poses a risk of long distance disease spread, especially with the dissemination of rootstock seed. Therefore, it was essential to determine whether ‘Ca. L. africanus’ is seed transmitted in ci