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The secret life of the Pyricularia fungi in the rhizosphere.
Fungal biology - 1 Feb 2025
Xiang Zikai, Nakayashiki Hitoshi, Ikeda Kenichi
Abstract excerpt
Blast diseases caused by Pyricularia spp. are well-known as foliar diseases. Here, we found that Pyricularia grisea can infect the roots of crabgrass (Digitaria spp.) under natural conditions. Two strains, DRIS3-1 and DRIS3-4, were isolated from the roots. DRIS3-1 and DRIS3-4 had polymorphisms in their rDNA-internal transcribed spacer sequences, indicating genetic diversity in the root-infecting P. grisea....
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