Importance of Molecular Data to Identify Fungal Plant Pathogens and Guidelines for Pathogenicity Testing Based on Koch’s Postulates

Fungi are an essential component of any ecosystem, but they can also cause mild and severe plant diseases. Plant diseases are caused by a wide array of fungal groups that affect a diverse range of hosts with different tissue specificities. Fungi were previously named based only on morphology and, in...

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Main Authors: Chitrabhanu S. Bhunjun, Alan J. L. Phillips, Ruvishika S. Jayawardena, Itthayakorn Promputtha, Kevin D. Hyde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/9/1096