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This month's Genome Watch discusses two related but distinct plant pathogens belonging to the oomycetes, a group of filamentous, fungus-like eukaryotes.
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Pain, A., Hertz-Fowler, C. Plant killers on the spot. Nat Rev Microbiol 8, 615 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro2433
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