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Phenotypic and DNA sequence data comparisons reveal three discrete species in the Ceratocystis polonica species complex.
Mycological research - 1 Oct 2005
Marin Mauricio, Preisig Oliver, Wingfield Brenda D, Kirisits Thomas, Yamaoka Yuichi, Wingfield Michael J
Abstract excerpt
Ceratocystis polonica and C. laricicola are two morphologically similar species that occur on conifers and reside in the Ceratocystis coerulescens species complex. They, however, represent two ecologically distinct entities. C. polonica causes blue stain on Norway spruce (Picea abies) and other spruce species (Picea spp.) in Eurasia and is associated with the bark beetles Ips typographus, I. typographus...
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