The origin of Ceratocystis fagacearum, the oak wilt fungus

Annual Review of Phytopathology

Volumn 46, Issue , 2008, Pages 13-26

  Juzwik, Jennifer ^a   Harrington, Thomas C ^b   MacDonald, William L ^c   Appel, David N ^d  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic pathogens; Invasive species; Quercus

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ASCOMYCETES; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; OAK; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ASCOMYCOTA; DNA, FUNGAL; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASES; QUERCUS; UNITED STATES;

CERATOCYSTIS FAGACEARUM; FUNGI; QUERCUS;

EID: 51849166532     PISSN: 00664286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.phyto.45.062806.094406     Document Type: Review

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