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Divergent Aspergillus flavus corn population is composed of prolific conidium producers: Implications for saprophytic disease cycle.
Mycologia - 1 Jan 2000
Sweany Rebecca R, Mack Brian M, Gebru Solomon T, Mammel Mark K, Cary Jeffrey W, Moore Geromy G, Lebar Matthew D, Carter-Wientjes Carol H, Gilbert Matthew K
Abstract excerpt
The ascomycete fungus Aspergillus flavus infects and contaminates corn, peanuts, cottonseed, and tree nuts with toxic and carcinogenic aflatoxins. Subdivision between soil and host plant populations suggests that certain A. flavus strains are specialized to infect peanut, cotton, and corn despite having a broad host range. In this study, the ability of strains isolated from corn and/or soil in 11 Louisiana fields...
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