Endopolygalacturonase Is Essential for Citrus Black Rot Caused by Alternaria citri but Not Brown Spot Caused by Alternaria alternata
Alternaria citri, the cause of Alternaria black rot, and Alternaria alternata rough lemon pathotype, the cause of Alternaria brown spot, are morphologically indistinguishable pathogens of citrus: one causes rot by macerating tissues and the other causes necrotic spots by producing a host-selective t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The American Phytopathological Society
2001-06-01
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| Series: | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions |
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| Online Access: | https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI.2001.14.6.749 |