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A search for the phylogenetic relationship of the ascomycete Rhizoctonia leguminicola using genetic analysis.
Mycopathologia - 1 Jun 2015
Alhawatema Mohammad S, Sanogo Soum, Baucom Deana L, Creamer Rebecca
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Rhizoctonia leguminicola, which causes fungal blackpatch disease of legumes and other plants, produces slaframine and swainsonine that are largely responsible for causing salivation, lacrimation, frequent urination, and diarrhea in grazing animals including cattle, sheep, and horses. The original identification of R. leguminicola was based only on morphological characters of the fungal mycelia in cultures because...
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