Variation in virulence and its relation to hyphal growth and enzyme activity of Raffaelea quercivora, a Japanese oak wilt pathogen

The pathogenic fungus Raffaelea quercivora kills members of the Fagaceae throughout Japan. Although the amount of host damage caused by different strains of the pathogen varies, the degree of this variation and the underlying factors have not been thoroughly examined. We used 40 R. quercivora isolat...

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