“Candidatus Liberibacter” species are associated with economically devastating diseases of
citrus, potato, and many other crops. The importance of these diseases as well as the …

Hemipteran insects are devastating pests of crops due to their wide host range, rapid
reproduction, and ability to transmit numerous plant-infecting pathogens as vectors. While …

Bacterial diseases are one of the most important biotic constraints of potato production,
especially in tropical and subtropical regions, and in some warm temperate regions of the …

Abstract Main conclusion Hand-held Raman spectroscopy can be used for confirmatory, non-
invasive and non-destructive detection and identification of two haplotypes of Liberibacter …

Phytopathogens are responsible for devastating plant diseases threatening agriculture and
food security worldwide. Phloem-restricted bacterial plant pathogens belonging to the …

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an important food crop worldwide. As the demand for fresh
and processed potato products is increasing globally, there is a need to manage and control …

Candidatus Liberibacter spp. are fastidious α-proteobacteria that cause multiple diseases on
plant hosts of economic importance, including the most devastating citrus disease …

'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum'is a plant pathogen associated with diseases
affecting several crops of the Solanaceae and Apiaceae families. Two 'Ca. L. solanacearum' …

Abstract 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum'(Lso) is a phloem-restricted plant pathogen
that is vectored between host plants by the potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli. Lso infects …

Haplotypes A and B of 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum'(CLso) are associated with
diseases of solanaceous plants, especially Zebra chip disease of potato, and haplotypes C …