“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 …

Zebra chip (ZC), a new and economically important disease of potato (Solanum tuberosum
L.), has been documented to occur in commercial potato fields in the United States, Mexico …

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 …

The potato/tomato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc)(Hemiptera: Triozidae) has been a
major pest of solanaceous crops for decades. This pest can cause damage to crop plants by …

Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening, is one of the most devastating
citrus diseases worldwide. Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (C Las) is the most prevalent …

Abstract Candidatus Liberibacter species are Gram‐negative bacteria that live as phloem‐
limited obligate parasites in plants, and are associated with several plant diseases. These …

ABSTRACT A new symptomatology was observed in celery (Apium graveolens) in Villena,
Spain in 2008. Symptomatology included an abnormal amount of shoots per plant and …

Abstract “Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum”, a phloem-limited and Gram-negative
bacterium that is spread from infected to healthy plants by psyllid insect vectors, is an …

Liberibacter spp. form a Rhizobiaceae clade of phloem-limited pathogens of limited host
range. Two obligately parasitic species have been sequenced:'Candidatus Liberibacter …

Abstract Background Psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) comprise a group of plant sap-sucking
insects that includes important agricultural pests. They have close associations not only with …