Duplex real-time PCR assay for the simultaneous detection of Ophiostoma novo-ulmi and Geosmithia spp. in elm wood and insect vectors

Dutch elm disease (DED) is a destructive tracheomycosis caused by Ophiostoma novo-ulmi, an ascomycete probably originating in East-Asia that is devastating natural elm populations throughout Europe, North America and Asia. The fungus is mainly spread by elm bark beetles that complete their life cycl...

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Main Authors: Alessia L. Pepori, Nicola Luchi, Francesco Pecori, Alberto Santini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2023-05-01
Series:NeoBiota
Online Access:https://neobiota.pensoft.net/article/90843/download/pdf/