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Venturia inaequalis, the causal fungus of the apple scab disease, is a facultative parasite with a high degree of host specificity but very simple nutritional requirements1. In view of this it seemed possible that a unique process might be involved in pathogenicity.
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KIRKHAM, D., HIGNETT, R. Control of Host Susceptibility and Solute Transport by Metabolites of Venturia inaequalis. Nature 212, 211–212 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/212211a0
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