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- adjective biology Describing a
parasite thatkills itshost
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Examples
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Glazebrook J (2005) Contrasting mechanism of defense against biotrophic and necrotrophic pathogens.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Sumanti Gupta et al. 2010
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Mauch-Mani B (2004) β-Amionobutyric acid induced resistance against necrotrophic pathogens is based on ABA-dependent priming of callose.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Sumanti Gupta et al. 2010
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Yet, this IC1270-inducible ISR response seems to act as a double-edged sword within the rice defense network as induced plants displayed an increased vulnerability to the necrotrophic pathogens Rhizoctonia solani and Cochliobolus miyabeanus.
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