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First report of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' in Diaphorina communis

  • N. J. Donovan
  • , G. A. C. Beattie
  • , G. A. Chambers
  • , P. Holford
  • , A. Englezou
  • , S. Hardy
  • , Dorjee
  • , Phuntsho Wangdi
  • , Thinlay
  • , Namgay Om

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Abstract

Huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening is one of the most destructive diseases of citrus in the world and one of the major factors limiting citrus production in south east Asia including Bhutan. The presence of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus', associated with the Asiatic form of HLB, was confirmed by conventional and real-time PCR in adults of the black psyllid, Diaphorina communis Mathur. This is the first formal detection of 'Ca. L. asiaticus' in D. communis, and the first detection of the pathogen in a psyllid other than D. citri Kuwayama in Asia, excluding Arabia. This study is also the first to report the presence of D. communis in Bhutan.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages4
JournalAustralasian Plant Disease Notes
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Bhutan
  • citrus
  • diseases and pests
  • jumping plant, lice

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