‘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...

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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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The American Phytopathological Society 2011-04-01
Series:Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Online Access:https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI-11-10-0256

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