Identification of yeast and yeast-like symbionts associated with Hishimonus phycitis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), the insect vector of lime witches\' broom phytoplasma

Identification of yeast and yeast-like symbionts associated with Hishimonus phycitis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), the insect vector of lime witches\' broom phytoplasma

Witches' broom disease of lime (WBDL) is a lime disease that has destroyed several citrus orchards in Oman, United Arab Emirates and Iran. WBDL is caused by a bacterium ''Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia'' which is spread through the citrus orchards by a leafhopper, Hishi...

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Main Authors: Chamran Hemmati, Saeid Moharramipour, Majeed Askari Siahooei, Abdoolnabi Bagheri, Mohammad Mehrabadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Tarbiat Modares 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Crop Protection
Subjects:
hishimonus phycitis
yeast-like symbionts
candida pimensis
Online Access:http://jcp.modares.ac.ir/article-3-3099-en.html

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