Query: NC_021885:16302 Syncytium symbiont of Diaphorina citri, complete genome
Lineage: Profftella armatura; Profftella; ; ; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Citrus greening is a severe disease of citrus in Asia and Africa. Maternally inherited bacteria (endosymbionts) live within host cells called bacteriocytes.
Subject: NC_012985:1 Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus str. psy62, complete genome
Lineage: Liberibacter asiaticus; Liberibacter; Rhizobiaceae; Rhizobiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus causes Huanglongbing (also called citrus greening disease) in citrus in Asia. This organism causes a lethal infection to the tree and is transmitted from tree to tree by the sap-sucking Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri. Once infected the citrus tree turns yellow (huanglongbing means yellow dragon disease) and the fruit remains green.