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Genetic diversity of Streptomyces spp. causing common scab of potato in eastern Canada.
Systematic and applied microbiology - 1 Dec 2008
St-Onge Renée, Goyer Claudia, Coffin Robert, Filion Martin
Abstract excerpt
Common scab is an important disease of potato caused by Streptomyces scabies and other closely related species. In this study, the genetic diversity of Streptomyces spp. causing common scab of potato in eastern Canada was for the first time investigated. Forty-one Streptomyces spp. isolates were retrieved from necrotic lesions of potato tubers harvested from different regions of the Canadian provinces...
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