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Evidence for a role in pathogenesis of endo-polygalacturonan hydrolases and lyases of vascular parasites is plentiful, but circumstantial (Cooper and Wood 1980; Durrands and Cooper 1988b; Pegg 1981).
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Cooper, R.M., Durrands, R.K. (1989). Selection, Characterization, Pathogenicity and Virulence of Pectinase — Deficient Mutants of Verticillium Albo-Atrum . In: Tjamos, E.C., Beckman, C.H. (eds) Vascular Wilt Diseases of Plants. NATO ASI Series, vol 28. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73166-2_24
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