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Genetic Analyses Suggest Separate Introductions of the Pine Pathogen Lecanosticta acicola Into Europe.
Phytopathology - 1 Nov 2016
Janoušek Josef, Wingfield Michael J, Monsivais José G Marmolejo, Jankovský Libor, Stauffer Christian, Konečný Adam, Barnes Irene
Abstract excerpt
Lecanosticta acicola is a heterothallic ascomycete that causes brown spot needle blight on native and nonnative Pinus spp. in many regions of the world. In this study we investigated the origin of European L. acicola populations and estimated the level of random mating of the pathogen in affected areas. Part of the elongation factor 1-α gene was sequenced, 11 microsatellite regions were screened, and the mating...
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