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First report of a ‘ Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ (16SrI group) associated with little leaf disease of Solanum melongena (brinjal) in India
Author(s) -
Kumar J.,
Gunapati S.,
Singh S.P.,
Lalit A.,
Sharma N.C.,
Tuli R.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
new disease reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.184
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2044-0588
DOI - 10.5197/j.2044-0588.2012.026.021
Subject(s) - phytoplasma , biology , 16s ribosomal rna , amplicon , restriction fragment length polymorphism , genbank , ribosomal dna , phylogenetic tree , solanum , nested polymerase chain reaction , botany , polymerase chain reaction , genetics , gene
During November 2007, brinjal little leaf (BLL) symptoms (Fig. 1) were observed in approximately 20% of the brinjal ( Solanum melongena ) plants growing in the fields of Bihar, India, leading to the suspicion of a phytoplasma infection. To…