Catalano, L.


Publications
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First Report of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ Associated with Huanglongbing in Sweet Orange in Ethiopia

Citation
Saponari et al. (2010). Plant Disease 94 (4)
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
Huanglongbing (HLB) is a serious disease of citrus worldwide. Three different ‘Candidatus Liberibacter’ species are associated with HLB: ‘Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus’, ‘Ca. L. africanus’, and ‘Ca. L. americanus’ (1). ‘Ca. L. africanus’ and its vector, Trioza erytreae, are both heat sensitive, and when present, occur in citrus when temperatures remain below 30 to 32°C. In Africa, ‘Ca. L. africanus’ and T. erytreae have been reported in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Burundi, Kenya, Somalia, Ethi