Sutherland, Paul W.


Publications
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A New ‘Candidatus Liberibacter’ Species Associated with Diseases of Solanaceous Crops

Citation
Liefting et al. (2009). Plant Disease 93 (3)
Names
Liberibacter
Abstract
A new disease of glasshouse-grown tomato and pepper in New Zealand has resulted in plant decline and yield loss. Affected plants are characterized by spiky, chlorotic apical growth, curling or cupping of the leaves, and overall stunting. Transmission electron microscopy revealed the presence of phloem-limited bacterium-like organisms in symptomatic plants. The strategy used to identify the bacterium involved using specific prokaryote polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers in combination with u