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Mycoplasmalike Bodies Associated with Likubin-Diseased Ponkan Citrus. Ming -hsiung Chen, Plant Pathology Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Nagoya University, Nagoya, and Horticultural Experiment Station, Katsuura, Tokushima, Japan; T. Miyakawa(2), and C. Matsui(3). (2)(3)Plant Pathology Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Nagoya University, Nagoya, and Horticultural Experiment Station, Katsuura, Tokushima, Japan. Phytopathology 61:598. DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-61-598.

Mycoplasmalike bodies were found in the sieve tubes of leaves from Likubin-diseased Ponkan citrus. Most bodies were spherical, oval, or filamentous. The bodies contained an electron-dense ground substance, and were surrounded by double membranes.