Expression Patterns of Genes Involved in the Defense and Stress Response of Spiroplasma citri Infected Madagascar Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus

Madagascar periwinkle is an ornamental and a medicinal plant, and is also an indicator plant that is highly susceptible to phytoplasma and spiroplasma infections from different crops. Periwinkle lethal yellows, caused by Spiroplasma citri, is one of the most devastating diseases of periwinkle. The r...

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Main Authors: Naghmeh Nejat, Ganesan Vadamalai, Matthew Dickinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-02-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/13/2/2301/