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Rapid evolution of avirulence genes in rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae.
BMC genetics - 11 Apr 2014
Huang Ju, Si Weina, Deng Qiming, Li Ping, Yang Sihai
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most devastating pathogens in rice. Avirulence genes in this fungus share a gene-for-gene relationship with the resistance genes in its host rice. Although numerous studies have shown that rice blast R-genes are extremely diverse and evolve rapidly in their host populations, little is known about the evolutionary patterns of the Avr-genes in the...
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