Multilocus Sequence Analysis Reveals Three Distinct Populations of " Candidatus Phytoplasma palmicola" with a Specific Geographical Distribution on the African Continent

To sustain epidemiological studies on coconut lethal yellowing disease (CLYD), a devastating disease in Africa caused by a phytoplasma, we developed a multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme for " Phytoplasma palmicola" based on eight housekeeping genes. At the continental level, eight di...

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