Axenic culture of plant pathogenic phytoplasmas

Phytoplasmas are microorganisms associated with severe plant diseases affecting diverse agrarian activites worldwide. Since their discovery, conclusive proof of their pathogenicity is lacking due to failure to culture these organisms. This has also hindered studies on their biology, biochemistry and...

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Main Authors: Nicoletta CONTALDO, Assunta BERTACCINI, Samanta PALTRINIERI, Helena WINDSOR, G. WINDSOR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2012-12-01
Series:Phytopathologia Mediterranea
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Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5513