PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF KENTUCKY STRAINS OF XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA

Phytopathogenic bacterium, Xylella fastidiosa, causes a number of economically important diseases, including Pierces disease (PD) of grape and bacterial leaf scorch (BLS) of a number of landscape trees. In Kentucky (KY), BLS affects a number of shade trees including many oak and maple species. In 20...

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Main Author: MUNDELL, J. NICOLE
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2005
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Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/406
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1409&context=gradschool_theses