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Genome-wide variation in the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and its relationship with pathogenic traits.
BMC genomics - 23 Oct 2015
Palomares-Rius Juan E, Tsai Isheng J, Karim Nurul, Akiba Mitsuteru, Kato Tetsuro, Maruyama Haruhiko, Takeuchi Yuko, Kikuchi Taisei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is an emerging pathogenic nematode that is responsible for a devastating epidemic of pine wilt disease across Asia and Europe. In this study, we report the first genome-wide variation analysis of the nematode with an aim to obtain a full picture of its diversity. METHODS: We sequenced six key B. xylophilus strains using Illumina HiSeq sequencer. All the strains were isolated...
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