Abstract
Currently, among the main citrus diseases occurring in the State of São Paulo, Huanglongbing (HLB), caused by the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), is the most problematic for citrus cultivation. To date, it has not been possible to cultivate CLas under axenic conditions, i.e., outside its hosts (plant and Diaphorina citri), which has hindered the study of this pathogen.…