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Invited Article

A genome-wide survey of the secondary metabolite biosynthesis genes in the wheat pathogen Parastagonospora nodorum

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Pages 192-206 | Received 02 Apr 2014, Accepted 22 May 2014, Published online: 24 Jun 2014

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