A Draft Genome Resource for the Cacao Thread Blight-Causing Fungal Pathogen Marasmiellus scandens

Members of the Marasmiinaea suborder of basidiomycetous fungi cause thread blight disease (TBD) in cacao, Theobroma cacao, and are a threat to chocolate production worldwide. The most cited causal agent of TBD is Marasmiellus scandens; however, among recent TBD-causing Marasmiinaea isolations in Gha...

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Main Authors: Indrani K. Baruah, Jason Leung, Ishmael Amoako-Attah, Yahaya Bukari, Lyndel W. Meinhardt, Bryan A. Bailey, Stephen P. Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The American Phytopathological Society 2024-12-01
Series:PhytoFrontiers
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Online Access:https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PHYTOFR-06-24-0065-A