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Phylogeography and population structure analysis reveals diversity by mutations in Lasiodiplodia theobromae with distinct sources of selection.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 20 Apr 2017
Santos P H D, Carvalho B M, Aguiar K P, Aredes F A S, Poltronieri T P S, Vivas J M S, Dias V Mussi, Bezerra G A, Pinho D B, Pereira M G, Silveira S F
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Lasiodiplodia theobromae is a plant pathogen with a worldwide distribution, with low host specificity, causing stem cankers, dieback diseases, and fruit rot in several species of plants. In coconut, this pathogen is reported as the etiological agent of "coconut leaf blight" (CLB) disease, causing several losses in fruit production. The CLB is an important disease for this crop in Brazil. In our study, we used a...
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