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The genome of the emerging barley pathogen Ramularia collo-cygni.
BMC genomics - 9 Aug 2016
McGrann Graham R D, Andongabo Ambrose, Sjökvist Elisabet, Trivedi Urmi, Dussart Francois, Kaczmarek Maciej, Mackenzie Ashleigh, Fountaine James M, Taylor Jeanette M G, Paterson Linda J, Gorniak Kalina, Burnett Fiona, Kanyuka Kostya, Hammond-Kosack Kim E, Rudd Jason J, Blaxter Mark, Havis Neil D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ramularia collo-cygni is a newly important, foliar fungal pathogen of barley that causes the disease Ramularia leaf spot. The fungus exhibits a prolonged endophytic growth stage before switching life habit to become an aggressive, necrotrophic pathogen that causes significant losses to green leaf area and hence grain yield and quality. RESULTS: The R. collo-cygni genome was sequenced using a...
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