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A Pathogen Secreted Protein as a Detection Marker for Citrus Huanglongbing. [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017
The citrus industry is facing an unprecedented crisis due to Huanglongbing (HLB, aka citrus greening disease), a bacterial disease associated with the pathogen Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) that affects all commercial varieties. Transmitted by
Agustina D. Francesco, Ashok Mulchandani, Deborah Pagliaccia, Eva Hawara, Georgios Vidalakis, Gitta Coaker, Jianfeng Liu, Jinxia Shi, Jinxia Shi, Kelley Clark, Nian Wang, Shree P. Thapa, Sohrab Bodaghi, Svetlana Y. Folimonova, Thien-Toan Tran, Veronica Ancona, Wenbo Ma, Wenbo Ma, Zhiqian Pang   +18 more
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Characterization of copy numbers of 16S rDNA and 16S rRNA of Liberibacter asiaticus and the implication in detection using quantitative PCR [PDF]

BMC Research Notes, 2009
Background Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB) is one of the most devastating diseases on citrus and is associated with Candidatus Liberibacter spp.. The pathogens are phloem limited and have not been cultured in vitro.
Jeong-soon Kim, Nian Wang
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Flexible regression model for predicting the dissemination of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus under variable climatic conditions. [PDF]

Infect Dis Model
Greening, or Huanglongbing (HLB), poses a severe threat to global citrus cultivation, affecting various citrus species and compromising fruit production.
Vasconcelos JCS, Lopes SA, Cifuentes Arenas JC, Silva MFDGFD.   +3 more
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Genetic Signatures of Contrasted Outbreak Histories of "Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus", the Bacterium That Causes Citrus Huanglongbing, in Three Outermost Regions of the European Union. [PDF]

Evol Appl
In an era of trade globalization and climate change, crop pathogens and pests are a genuine threat to food security. The detailed characterization of emerging pathogen populations is a prerequisite for managing invasive species pathways and designing ...
Pruvost O, Boyer K, Labbé F, Weishaar M, Vynisale A, Melot C, Hoareau C, Cellier G, Ravigné V.   +8 more
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Pathogenicity and Transcriptomic Analyses of Two “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” Strains Harboring Different Types of Phages

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
“Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” is one of the putative causal agents of citrus Huanglongbing (HLB), a highly destructive disease threatening the global citrus industry. Several types of phages had been identified in “Ca.
Yongqin Zheng, Jingxue Zhang, Yun Li, Yaoxin Liu, Jiayin Liang, Cheng Wang, Fang Fang, Xiaoling Deng, Zheng Zheng   +8 more
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Molecular Identification and Characterization of Two Groups of Phytoplasma and Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus in Single or Mixed Infection of Citrus maxima on Hainan Island of China

Biology, 2022
The pathogens associated with citrus Huanglongbing symptoms, including yellowing and mottled leaves in Citrus maxima, an important economic crop on Hainan Island of China, were identified and characterized.
Shao-Shuai Yu, An-Na Zhu, Wei-Wei Song, Wei Yan   +3 more
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Rapid visual Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus detection (citrus greening disease) using simple alkaline heat DNA lysis followed by loop-mediated isothermal amplification coupled hydroxynaphthol blue (AL-LAMP-HNB) for potential local use.

PLoS ONE, 2022
An outbreak of citrus greening or Huanglongbing disease bacteria occurs in many areas. We sampled and identified an ongoing ~year 2020 orange tree endemic in northern Thailand as Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus.
Natkamol Thoraneenitiyan, Ilada Choopara, Suphachai Nuanualsuwan, Sirirat Kokpol, Naraporn Somboonna   +4 more
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Horizontal gene acquisition of Liberibacter plant pathogens from a bacteriome-confined endosymbiont of their psyllid vector. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
he Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri is a notorious agricultural pest that transmits the phloem-inhabiting alphaproteobacterial 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' and allied plant pathogens, which cause the devastating citrus disease called ...
Atsushi Nakabachi, Naruo Nikoh, Kenshiro Oshima, Hiromitsu Inoue, Moriya Ohkuma, Yuichi Hongoh, Shin-ya Miyagishima, Masahira Hattori, Takema Fukatsu   +8 more
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Genome-wide analyses of Liberibacter species provides insights into evolution, phylogenetic relationships, and virulence factors. [PDF]

, 2020
'Candidatus Liberibacter' species are insect-transmitted, phloem-limited α-Proteobacteria in the order of Rhizobiales. The citrus industry is facing significant challenges due to huanglongbing, associated with infection from 'Candidatus Liberibacter ...
Babcock B., Belasque J., Bove J.M., Bové J.M., Catling H.D., Dominguez‐Mirazo M., Harris R.S., Hodges A.W., Lin H., Lin K.H., MacNab R.M., Sambrook J., Schwarz R.E., Sonnhammer E.L., Splitz K.K.O., Sétamou M., Tu C., Wang N.   +17 more
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Comparison of the 'Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus' genome adapted for an intracellular lifestyle with other members of the Rhizobiales. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
An intracellular plant pathogen 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus,' a member of the Rhizobiales, is related to Sinorhizobium meliloti, Bradyrhizobium japonicum, nitrogen fixing endosymbionts, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, a plant pathogen, and Bartonella ...
John S Hartung, Jonathan Shao, L David Kuykendall   +2 more
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