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Nested-PCR Detection and Sequence Confirmation of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ from Murraya paniculata in Guangdong, China

Citation
Deng et al. (2007). Plant Disease 91 (8)
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
Murraya paniculata (orange jasmine) is a popular ornamental rutaceaous plant and is known to be a preferred host for the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Kuwayana), the primary vector of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter spp.’ that causes citrus Huanglongbing (HLB). HLB is a highly destructive citrus disease worldwide. However, the presence of ‘Ca. Liberibacter spp.’ in M. paniculata remains uncertain (2). Clarification of M. paniculata as a host of ‘Ca. Liberibacter spp.’ has direct impact on HL