title: Genomic and transcriptomic insights into lifestyle transitions of a hemi-biotrophic fungal pathogen.
authors: Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0329, USA.
authors: John M
authors: JM
authors: McDowell
mesh_terms: D020231:Colletotrichum / Q000502:physiology*; D023281:Genomics; D059467:Transcriptome
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