Detection of Tumorigenic Rhizobia in Asymptomatic Peach Plants by PCR

At present the only method for the detection of Rhizobium radiobacter and R. rhizogenes (ex Agrobacterium tumefaciens) in plants is by isolating the bacteria on selective medium and testing them in vivo for pathogenicity. This procedure is time-consuming and not appropriate for detecting low concent...

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Main Authors: A. Raio, G. Puopolo, R. Peluso, L. Cozzolino, A. Zoina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2004-08-01
Series:Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5058