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Investigating birds as vectors of the nematode Litylenchus crenatae subsp. mccannii, the causal agent of beech leaf disease
Spencer Rock Parkinson, Danielle K. H. Martin, Scott H. Stoleson…·Christopher M. Lituma
This study investigates birds as vectors of the nematode Litylenchus crenatae subsp. mccannii, detecting its DNA in ectoparasites, feathers, and feces of wild birds in beech leaf disease areas.