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Citrus greening caused by the

A. Fastidious bacteria

B. Fungi

C. Virus

D. Algae

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Citrus greening is caused by Fastidious bacteria.
Citrus greening disease is a disease of citrus caused by a vector-transmitted pathogen. The causative agents are motile bacteria. The causative agents are fastidious phloem-restricted, Gram-negative bacteria in the gracilicutes clade.
The disease is vectored and transmitted Needham made the 1st report of nematode associated with plant disease in 1943 by the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri, and the African citrus psyllid, Trioza erytreae, also known as the two-spotted citrus psyllid.

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