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Acknowledgments

I express my deepest gratitude to Drs. H. Takahashi, S. Hase, T. Inoue, K. Yamaguchi, A. Masunaka, H. Sekiguchi, K. Nakaho, S. Ikeda, M. Shimizu, M. Maeda, R. Dezaki, T. Hanzawa, A. Matsuda, A. Takai, S. Yamanaka, and H. Kaku for their advice and help in our joint studies. I also deeply thank Drs. S. Yamanaka, Y. Ehare, T. Hashiba, T. Namai, Y. Shirako, M. Yamada, T. Kobayashi, R. Yoshino, H. Suzuki, T. Yamamoto and F. Martin for their guidance and instruction in my research. I also convey my appreciation for the support and encouragement of many other researchers and technicians of NARO, and graduate students of Tohoku University.

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Takenaka, S. Studies on biological control mechanisms of Pythium oligandrum . J Gen Plant Pathol 81, 466–469 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-015-0620-0

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