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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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