‘Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus’ Carries an Excision Plasmid Prophage and a Chromosomally Integrated Prophage That Becomes Lytic in Plant Infections
Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening, is a lethal disease of citrus caused by several species of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter’, a psyllid-transmitted, phloem-limited, alpha proteobacteria. ‘Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus’ is widespread in Florida citrus. The recently published ‘Ca. L. asiaticu...
Main Authors: | Shujian Zhang, Zomary Flores-Cruz, Lijuan Zhou, Byung-Ho Kang, Laura A. Fleites, Mark D. Gooch, Nelson A. Wulff, Michael J. Davis, Yong-Ping Duan, Dean W. Gabriel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The American Phytopathological Society
2011-04-01
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Series: | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions |
Online Access: | https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI-11-10-0256 |
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