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Cytology of Fungal Infection 

Events common to disease cycles are:

  • Pathogen survival
  • Production of primary inoculum
  • Dispersal of primary inoculum
  • Infection
  • Host colonization
  • Symptom development
  • Production of secondary inoculum (for polycyclic pathogens)
  • Dispersal of secondary inoculum (for polycyclic pathogens)

See pages 45-62 of Agrios (1) for more information on these events.


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