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Nonagricultural reservoirs contribute to emergence and evolution of Pseudomonas syringae crop pathogens.
The New phytologist - 1 Aug 2013
Monteil Caroline L, Cai Rongman, Liu Haijie, Llontop Marco E Mechan, Leman Scotland, Studholme David J, Morris Cindy E, Vinatzer Boris A
Abstract excerpt
While the existence of environmental reservoirs of human pathogens is well established, less is known about the role of nonagricultural environments in emergence, evolution, and spread of crop pathogens. Here, we analyzed phylogeny, virulence genes, host range, and aggressiveness of Pseudomonas syringae strains closely related to the tomato pathogen P. syringae pv. tomato (Pto), including strains isolated from...
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