Evidence of parasexual exchange of DNA in the rice blast fungus challenges its exclusive clonality

Phytopathology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 284-294

  Zeigler, R S ^a   Scott, R P ^a,c   Leung, H ^b   Bordeos, A A ^a   Kumar, J ^a   Nelson, R J ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

genetic recombination; population genetics; Pyricularia

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA; PYRICULARIA;

EID: 0030971959     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1997.87.3.284     Document Type: Article

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