Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2008) 74, 5862-5865

A.K. Hansen, J.T. Trumble, R. Stouthamer and T.D. Paine (2008)
A new huanglongbing species, `Candidatus Liberibacter psyllaurous', found to infect tomato and potato, is vectored by the psyllid Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc)
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74 (18), 5862-5865
Abstract: A new huanglongbing (HLB) `Candidatus Liberibacter' species is genetically characterized, and the bacterium is designated ^'Candidatus Liberibacter psyllaurous'. This bacterium infects the psyllid Bactericera cockerelli and its solanaceous host plants potato and tomato, potentially resulting in 'psyllid yellowing'. Host plant-dependent HLB transmission and variation in psyllid infection frequencies are found.
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Database assignments for author(s): Allison K. Hansen, John T. Trumble, Richard Stouthamer

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
transmission/dispersal of plant diseases

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Bactericera cockerelli	Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)	U.S.A. (mid S)
	Liberibacter solanacearum	Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
	Liberibacter solanacearum	Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)	U.S.A. (mid S)