Expression Level of a Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase Gene in Poinsettia Is Negatively Correlated with Poinsettia Branch-Inducing Phytoplasma Titer

ABSTRACT Poinsettia is an important ornamental cultivated worldwide. Commercial poinsettias are almost universally infected with a pathogen known as the poinsettia branch-inducing phytoplasma (PoiBI), which can increase the level of branching in host plants and make the plants more desirable to cons...

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Main Authors: Shin Lee, Chien-Young Chu, Chia-Ching Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.03814-22