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Molecular variation among virulent and avirulent strains of the quarantine nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 1 Mar 2021
Filipiak Anna, Malewski Tadeusz, Matczyńska Ewa, Tomalak Marek
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Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is an emerging pathogenic nematode that is responsible for a devastating epidemic of pine wilt disease worldwide, causing severe ecological damage and economic losses to forestry. Two forms of this nematode have been reported, i.e., with strong and weak virulence, commonly referred as virulent and avirulent strains. However, the pathogenicity-related genes of B. xylophilus are not...
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