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I express my gratitude to Emeritus Professor Amemiya Yoshimiki (Chiba University) for valuable suggestions and generous support on the studies. I thank all my collaborators for making contribution to the studies and all members of the plant pathology laboratory of Chiba University for help and support of my research.
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Usami, T. Studies on differentiation of pathogenicity in Verticillium dahliae . J Gen Plant Pathol 79, 458–459 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-013-0487-x
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