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Species of fungus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tilletia laevis is a plant pathogen that causes bunt on wheat.
Tilletia laevis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Exobasidiomycetes |
Order: | Tilletiales |
Family: | Tilletiaceae |
Genus: | Tilletia |
Species: | T. laevis |
Binomial name | |
Tilletia laevis J.G. Kühn, (1873) | |
Synonyms | |
Erysibe foetida |
It was used as a biological weapon by Iraq against Iran during the Iran–Iraq War in the 1980s.[1]
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