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Open AccessThe Pectobacterium pangenome, with a focus on Pectobacterium brasiliense, shows a robust core and extensive exchange of genes from a shared gene pool
Bacterial plant pathogens of the Pectobacterium genus are responsible for a wide spectrum of diseases in plants, including important crops such as potato, tomato, lettuce, and banana. Investigation of the genetic...
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Open AccessWhole genome characterization of strains belonging to the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex and in silico analysis of TaqMan assays for detection in this heterogenous species complex
Identification and classification of members of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) is challenging due to the heterogeneity of this complex. Whole genome sequence data of 225 strains were used to cl...
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Open AccessThe linear mitochondrial genome of the quarantine chytrid Synchytrium endobioticum; insights into the evolution and recent history of an obligate biotrophic plant pathogen
Chytridiomycota species (chytrids) belong to a basal lineage in the fungal kingdom. Inhabiting terrestrial and aquatic environments, most are free-living saprophytes but several species cause important disease...
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Open AccessMitochondrial genomes reveal recombination in the presumed asexual Fusarium oxysporum species complex
The Fusarium oxysporum species complex (FOSC) contains several phylogenetic lineages. Phylogenetic studies identified two to three major clades within the FOSC. The mitochondrial sequences are highly informative ...
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Open AccessA mobile pathogenicity chromosome in Fusarium oxysporum for infection of multiple cucurbit species
The genome of Fusarium oxysporum (Fo) consists of a set of eleven ‘core’ chromosomes, shared by most strains and responsible for housekee**, and one or several accessory chromosomes. We sequenced a strain of Fo...
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Open AccessDiagnosis of Fusarium Infections: Approaches to Identification by the Clinical Mycology Laboratory
Infections caused by the genus Fusarium have emerged over the past decades and range from onychomycosis and keratitis in healthy individuals to deep and disseminated infections with high mortality rates in immune...
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Open AccessTaxonomy and Clinical Spectra of Fusarium Species: Where Do We Stand in 2014?
With the recent change of the botanical code for the names of algae, fungi, and plants, fungi are no longer allowed to have multiple names for their different reproductive stages. Here we discuss that under th...
