Mejía-Alvarado, Fernan Santiago


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Identification of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’, the Huanglongbing Bacterium, in Citrus from Colombia

Citation
Chaves-Sierra et al. (2024). Plant Disease 108 (5)
Names
Liberibacter Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
‘Candidatus Liberibacter’ spp. are the most prevalent microorganisms in the citrus plant, associated with citrus huanglongbing, which are transmitted by psyllid vectors. In Colombia, the vector Diaphorina citri Kuwayama has been reported in different regions, but ‘Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus’ (CLas) has only been detected in insect vectors, not in citrus host plants. To identify the presence and quantify the pathogen in citrus tissues, we employed a combined strategy that involved three techniqu