Coexistence of Multiple Endemic and Pandemic Lineages of the Rice Blast Pathogen
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 functio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2018-04-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/9/2/e01806-17 |