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Coexistence of Multiple Endemic and Pandemic Lineages of the Rice Blast Pathogen.
mBio - 3 Apr 2018
Gladieux Pierre, Ravel Sébastien, Rieux Adrien, Cros-Arteil Sandrine, Adreit Henri, Milazzo Joëlle, Thierry Maud, Fournier Elisabeth, Terauchi Ryohei, Tharreau Didier
Abstract excerpt
The rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae (syn., Pyricularia oryzae) is both a threat to global food security and a model for plant pathology. Molecular pathologists need an accurate understanding of the origins and line of descent of M. oryzae populations in order to identify the genetic and functional bases of pathogen adaptation and to guide the development of more effective control strategies. We used a...
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