Effects of the nematode subsp. and beech leaf disease on leaf fungal and bacterial communities on (American beech).

Unlabelled: Beech leaf disease (BLD) is a newly emerging disease in North America that affects American beech (). It is increasingly recognized that BLD is caused by a subspecies of the anguinid nematode subsp. (hereafter ) which is likely native to East Asia.

Development of Primers Specific for Detection of , the Causal Agent of Beech Leaf Disease, in Plant Tissue.

Beech leaf disease (BLD), an emerging threat to American beech () in the northern United States and Canada, was recently confirmed to be caused by the nematode subsp (hereafter ). Consequently, there is a need for a rapid, sensitive, and accurate method for detecting for both diagnostic as well as control purposes. This research developed a new set of DNA primers that specifically amplify and allow for accurate detection of the nematode in plant tissue.