Progress and Obstacles in Culturing 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus', the Bacterium Associated with Huanglongbing

MV Merfa, E Pérez-López, E Naranjo, M Jain… - …, 2019 - Am Phytopath Society
In recent decades,'Candidatus Liberibacter spp.'have emerged as a versatile group of
psyllid-vectored plant pathogens and endophytes capable of infecting a wide range of …

Historical perspectives, management, and current research of citrus HLB in Guangdong Province of China, where the disease has been endemic for over a hundred …

Z Zheng, J Chen, X Deng - Phytopathology, 2018 - Am Phytopath Society
Citrus huanglongbing (HLB) is a highly destructive disease currently threatening citrus
production worldwide. In China, the disease is exclusively associated with 'Candidatus …

A stable antimicrobial peptide with dual functions of treating and preventing citrus Huanglongbing

CY Huang, K Araujo, JN Sánchez… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB), caused by a vector-transmitted phloem-limited bacterium
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (C Las), is the most devastating citrus disease worldwide …

Genome‐wide analyses of Liberibacter species provides insights into evolution, phylogenetic relationships, and virulence factors

SP Thapa, A De Francesco, J Trinh… - Molecular plant …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 'Candidatus Liberibacter'species are insect‐transmitted, phloem‐limited α‐
Proteobacteria in the order of Rhizobiales. The citrus industry is facing significant challenges …

Enhancing PCR Capacity To Detect 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' Utilizing Whole Genome Sequence Information

M Bao, Z Zheng, X Sun, J Chen, X Deng - Plant Disease, 2020 - Am Phytopath Society
'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'(CLas) is an unculturable α-proteobacterium associated
with citrus Huanglongbing (HLB; yellow shoot disease). PCR procedures that accurately …

A Type 3 Prophage of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' Carrying a Restriction-Modification System

Z Zheng, M Bao, F Wu, C Van Horn, J Chen… - …, 2018 - Am Phytopath Society
Prophages, the lysogenic form of bacterial phages, are important genetic entities of
'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'(CLas), a nonculturable α-proteobacterium associated …

An In Vitro Pipeline for Screening and Selection of Citrus-Associated Microbiota with Potential Anti-“Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” Properties

A Blacutt, N Ginnan, T Dang, S Bodaghi… - Applied and …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Huanglongbing (HLB) is a destructive citrus disease that is lethal to all commercial citrus
plants, making it the most serious citrus disease and one of the most serious plant diseases …

Prophage Diversity of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' Strains in California

Z Dai, F Wu, Z Zheng, R Yokomi, L Kumagai… - …, 2019 - Am Phytopath Society
Huanglongbing (HLB) is a highly destructive citrus disease and is associated with a
nonculturable bacterium,'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'.'Ca. L. asiaticus' in the United …

A Novel Microviridae Phage (CLasMV1) From “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus”

L Zhang, Z Li, M Bao, T Li, F Fang, Y Zheng… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
“Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus”(CLas) is an unculturable phloem-limited α-
proteobacterium associated with citrus Huanglongbing (HLB; yellow shoot disease). HLB is …

Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus: virulence traits and control strategies

M Andrade, J Li, N Wang - Tropical Plant Pathology, 2020 - Springer
Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB) is currently the most devastating citrus disease worldwide.
HLB, first identified in Asia, and its insect vector, the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), are quickly …