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Putative origins of the fungus Leptographium procerum.
Fungal biology - 1 Jan 2017
Taerum Stephen J, Hoareau Thierry B, Duong Tuan A, de Beer Z Wilhelm, Jankowiak Robert, Wingfield Michael J
Abstract excerpt
Appropriate management of invasive fungi requires adequate understanding of their global diversities and movement histories. The fungus Leptographium procerum is associated with root-colonizing forest insects in pine forests throughout the world, and may have contributed to the aggressive behaviour of the red turpentine beetle (Dendroctonus valens) in the beetle's invasive range in China. We used microsatellites...
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