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Retraction of flagella by Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotiana zoospores

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Light and electron microscope evidence is presented to show that retraction of flagella may occur in Phytophthora parasitica zoospores during encystment.

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    R. E. Reichle

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Reichle, R.E. Retraction of flagella by Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotiana zoospores. Archiv. Mikrobiol. 66, 340–347 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00414589

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