First report of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ associated with Citrus decumana (Beejapuraka) in South India

Abstract

'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' was detected in Citrus decumana displaying symptoms of greening disease by direct polymerase chain reaction using universal primers specific to ribosomal protein gene of liberibacter. 100% Sequence identities were found with isolates of 'Ca. L. asiaticus'-isolated from mandarins from Karnataka, India and more than 96% with other isolates of 'Ca. L. asiaticus' reported elsewhere.