Current and Emerging Challenges in the Diseases of Trees


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Devious Phloem Intruder Candidatus Liberibacter Species Causing Huanglongbing: History, Symptoms, Mechanism, and Current Strategies

Citation
Karuppaiya et al. (2023). Current and Emerging Challenges in the Diseases of Trees
Names
Liberibacter Ca. Liberibacter africanus Ca. Liberibacter americanus Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
Huanglongbing (HLB) or greening is a devastating phloem-intruding bacterial disease that generates various symptoms in leaves and fruits, threatening the global citrus industry. Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, Candidatus Liberibacter africanus, and Candidatus Liberibacter americanus are the causative agents of HLB in citrus-producing regions around many countries, and these proteobacteria are being vectorized by Diaphorina citri and Triozaerytreae. The lack of HLB-resistant citrus cultivars,