Abstract:Candidatus Liberibacter spp.' are fastidious alphaproteobacteria associated with Huanglongbing (HLB), a highly destructive disease for citrus production around the world. So far, no axenic culture of these bacteria have been established, limiting its study. However, the first step to cultivate plant pathogenic bacteria is to obtain viable cells. So, the aim of this study was to compare two methods to extract viable cells of 'Ca. L. asiaticus' from diseased plant tissue of infected citrus, periwinkle and dodder… Show more
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