Chu, Chia-Ching


Publications
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Screening of diverse Psylloidea species in Taiwan reveals the presence of both known and potentially novel “ Candidatus Liberibacter” species in multiple psyllid lineages

Citation
Goh et al. (2025). Microbiology Spectrum
Names
Liberibacter
Abstract
ABSTRACT Psyllids (Psylloidea) are host-specific, phloem-feeding insects that are associated with the transmission of destructive plant diseases caused by the bacterial genus “ Candidatus Liberibacter”. While psyllid-liberibacter interactions have been studied in great detail, most research mainly focused on species associated with important crop diseases. Therefore, a more general understanding of the associations be