Claim · #6495569
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus · pathogen pressure · Citrus spp.
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“infection of citrus by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, associated with Huanglongbing”
- Source
- The rhizosphere microbiome and plant health
- Authors
- Berendsen R.L., Pieterse C.M.J., Bakker P.A.H.M.
- Year
- 2012
- Publication
- Trends in Plant Science
- Page
- 483
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus causes Huanglongbing (citrus greening), a phloem-limited bacterial disease.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“CLas as causal agent of HLB phloem-limited disease in citrus is well-established; classification correct.”
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