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  <dc:contributor>Rusty J. Rodriguez</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Stanley Freeman</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>1993</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The filamentous fungal ascomycete &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Colletotrichum magna&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt; causes anthracnose in cucurbit plants. Isolation of a nonpathogenic mutant of this species (path-1) resulted in maintained wild-type levels of in vitro sporulation, spore adhesion, appressorial formation, and infection. Path-1 grew throughout host tissues as an endophyte and retained the wild-type host range, which indicates that the genetics involved in pathogenicity and host specificity are distinct. Prior infection with path-1 protected plants from disease caused by &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Colletotrichum&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt; and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Fusarium&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;.Genetic analysis of a cross between path-1 and wild-type strains indicated mutation of a single locus.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1126/science.260.5104.75</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>American Association for the Advancement of Science</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Genetic conversion of a fungal plant pathogen to a non-pathogenic, endophytic mutualist</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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