The diversity of citrus endophytic bacteria and their interactions with Xylella fastidiosa and host plants

Abstract The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa is the causal agent of citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC) and has been associated with important losses in commercial orchards of all sweet orange [Citrus sinensis (L.)] cultivars. The development of this disease depends on the environmental conditions, inclu...

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Main Authors: João Lúcio Azevedo, Welington Luiz Araújo, Paulo Teixeira Lacava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572016005014103&lng=en&tlng=en