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WE have shown that two culturally distinguishable groups of Ceratocystis ulmi are present in Britain, one “fluffy” and aggressive, the other “waxy” and non-aggressive, and have presented evidence that the former is responsible for the current epidemic of Dutch elm disease1. It is of obvious interest to consider the origin of the aggressive strain.
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BRASIER, C., GIBBS, J. Origin of the Dutch Elm Disease Epidemic in Britain. Nature 242, 607–609 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/242607a0
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