Validation of ‘Variable Number of Tandem Repeat’-Based Approach for Examination of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ Diversity and Its Applications for the Analysis of the Pathogen Populations in the Areas of Recent Introduction

• Luis A. Matos,

  Affiliations University of Florida, Department of Plant Pathology, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America, Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

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• Mark E. Hilf,

  Affiliation U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research and Services, Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America

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• Jianchi Chen,

  Affiliation San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research and Services, Parlier, California, United States of America

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• Svetlana Y. Folimonova

  * E-mail: svetlana@ufl.edu

  Affiliation University of Florida, Department of Plant Pathology, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

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