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Phylogeny of the genus Synchytrium and the development of TaqMan PCR assay for sensitive detection of Synchytrium endobioticum in soil.
Phytopathology - 1 Apr 2014
Smith Donna S, Rocheleau Hélène, Chapados Julie T, Abbott Cathryn, Ribero Sharon, Redhead Scott A, Lévesque C André, De Boer Solke H
Abstract excerpt
Potato wart, caused by the fungal pathogen Synchytrium endobioticum, is a serious disease with the potential to cause significant economic damage. The small subunit (SSU) and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) ribosomal DNA (rDNA) were sequenced for several Synchytrium spp., showing a high rate of variability for both of these markers among the different species and monophyly of the genus within phylum...
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