Zhou, Ningxing


Publications
2

Detection and Identification of a ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ Species from Ash Tree Infesting Psyllids

Citation
Wamonje et al. (2022). Phytopathology® 112 (1)
Names
“Liberibacter solanacearum” Liberibacter
Abstract
‘Candidatus Liberibacter’ species are associated with severe, economically important diseases. Nearly all known species are putatively insect transmitted, specifically by psyllids. Detection of ‘Ca. Liberibacter’ in plants is complicated by their uneven distribution in host plants and largely fastidius nature. The death of black (Fraxinus nigra) and mancana (Fraxinus mandshurica) ash trees in Saskatchewan, Canada has been associated with infestation by the cottony ash psyllid (Psyllopsis discre