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Open AccessDifferential expression of Spiroplasma citri surface protein genes in the plant and insect hosts
Spiroplasma citri is a cell wall-less, plant pathogenic bacteria that colonizes two distinct hosts, the leafhopper vector and the host plant. Given the absence of a cell wall, surface ...
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Open AccessHeterologous expression and processing of the flavescence dorée phytoplasma variable membrane protein VmpA in Spiroplasma citri
Flavescence dorée (FD) of grapevine is a phloem bacterial disease that threatens European vineyards. The disease is associated with a non-cultivable mollicute, a phytoplasma that is transmitted by the grapevin...
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Open AccessMolecular characterization of Coxiella burnetii isolates by infrequent restriction site-PCR and MLVA ty**
Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, has a wide host range. Few epidemiological tools are available, and they are often expensive or not easily standardized across laboratories. In this work, C. bur...
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PCR-Based Detection of Coxiella burnetii from Clinical Samples
Q fever is caused by Coxiella burnetii, an organism widely found in nature and responsible for infections in arthropods, pets, domestic and wild animals, as well as humans (1,2). Conventional diagnosis of Q fever...
