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Comparative genomics of the Gram-positive bacterial pathogen of maize, Clavibacter nebraskensis, reveals genomic variation between strains of varying aggressiveness
2025-10-21
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<title>Abstract</title> <p> Background <italic>Clavibacter nebraskensis</italic> ( <italic>Cn</italic> ) is a Gram-positive bacterial plant pathogen that infects the vascular tissue of maize, causing Goss’s Wilt and Leaf Blight. The disease is characterized by tan, necrotic lesions, water-soaked freckles, and systemic wilt during early growth stages in susceptible varieties. It first emerged in Nebraska in 1...
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- feef560b-74de-5e97-b6ff-3d2bc2617aca
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7860969/v1
