February 2013
Liberibacter crescens
added to GBrowse viewer

January 2013
Wolbachia wDi and other bacterial
pathogens of citrus added to
GBrowse viewer

November 2012
Featured publication
Draft genome sequence for Wolbachia endosymbiont of ACP
Saha et al. PLoS ONE (article)

April 2012
Citrus Greening confirmed in California
(APHIS Bulletin (pdf))

April 2012
Featured publication
Conservation of Gene Order and Content in the Circular Chromosomes of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' and Other Rhizobiales
Kuykendall et al. Plos One 7:34673 (abstract)

January 2012
Featured publication
Improved real-time PCR detection of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' from citrus and psyllid hosts by targeting the intragenic tandem-repeats of its prophage genes
Morgan et al. Mol Cell Probes (abstract)

August 2011
Featured publication
Comparison of the 'Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus' genome adapted for an intracellular lifestyle with other members of the Rhizobiales
Hartung et al. Plos One 6:23289 (abstract)

July 2011
PCR primer design capability added to the GBrowse viewer
Highlight gene or region of interest and let the program design your primers

May 2011
Featured publication
The Complete Genome Sequence of 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum', the Bacterium Associated with Potato Zebra Chip Disease
Lin et al. PLoS One 6:19135 (abstract)

March 2011
Tracks added to Lso and Las displays in the GBrowse viewer highlighting unique regions between the two strains

January 2011
Lso CLso-ZC1 genome and Las UF506 phage sequences added to GBrowse viewer

January 2011
IRCHLB Grower Session Presentations online
link to talks

December 2010
Lso CLso-ZC1 genome sequence available
link to record at NCBI

December 2010
New server address and new features
for GBrowse genome viewer

December 2010
2011 HLB Conference Agenda set
see agenda here

September 2010
Upcoming Research Meeting
International Research Conference on Huanglongbing Jan 10-14, 2011
Orlando Florida
abstract submission now open

May 2010
Featured publication
Guangdong and Florida Populations of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' Distinguished by a Genomic Locus with Short Tandem Repeats
Chen et al. Phytopath. 100:567 (abstract)

April 2010
Web site update:
Predicted post-translational modifications of Las proteins, repetitive sequences, and other features of the Las genome now available at the Genome features link

March 2010
Presentations online
Presentations from the 2009 Joint Research Conference on HBL/ACP and Zebra Chip posted by FritoLay (website)

January 2010
Featured publication:
A new diagnostic system for ultra sensitive and specific detection and quantification of Candidatus liberibacter asiaticus, the bacterium associated with citrus huanglongbing
Lin et al. J Microbiol Methods (abstract)

November 2009:
Featured publication:
Characterization of an ATP translocase identified in the destructive plant pathogen, Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus
Vahling et al. J. Bacteriol. (abstract)

November 2009:
Featured publication:
Confirmation of the Sequence of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ and Assessment of Microbial Diversity in Huanglongbing-Infected Citrus Phloem Using a Metagenomic Approach
Tyler et al. MPMI 22:1624 (abstract)

November 2009:
Featured publication:
Detection, Distribution, and Genetic Variability of Ca. Liberibacter species associated with Zebra Complex Disease of Potato in North America
Wen et al. Plant Disease 93:1102-15 (abstract)

October 2009:
Pseudogenes annotated in Las Psy62
revealing disruptions in critical metabolic genes(go to access data for more details)

September 2009:
Upcoming Research Meeting
Joint Research Conference on HLB and Zebra Chip, November 16-18, 2009.
McAllen, TX (more info)

July 2009:
Featured publication:
Complete Genome Sequence of Citrus Huanglongbing Bacterium, ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ Obtained Through Metagenomics
Duan, et al. MPMI 22:1011-1020 (abstract)

May 2009:
Featured publication:
Cultivation of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus', 'Ca. L. africanus', and 'Ca. L. americanus' Associated with Huanglongbing
Sechler, et al. Phytopathology 99:480-6(abstract)