Open AccessFirst report of a 'Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia'‐related strain associated with witches'‐broom disease of limequat in Iran
Author(s) -
Faghihi M.M.,
Bagheri A.,
Seyahooei M. Askari,
Pezhman A.,
Faraji G.
Publication year - 2017
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.2044-0588.2017.035.024
Subject(s) - phytoplasma , broom , nested polymerase chain reaction , hpaii , biology , veterinary medicine , amplicon , 16s ribosomal rna , lime , primer (cosmetics) , horticulture , botany , restriction fragment length polymorphism , polymerase chain reaction , genetics , bacteria , medicine , gene , ecology , paleontology , gene expression , chemistry , organic chemistry , dna methylation
Witches'-broom disease of lime (WBDL) caused by 'Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia' was found first in Mexican lime ( Citrus aurantifolia ) in a small area in southern Iran in 1997 (Bove et al ., 2000). Since then WBDL has spread to …