| genetic differentiation and spatial structure of phellinus noxius, the causal agent of brown root rot of woody plants in japan. | phellinus noxius is a pathogenic fungus that causes brown root rot disease in a variety of tree species. this fungus is distributed in tropical and sub-tropical regions of southeast and east asia, oceania, australia, central america and africa. in japan, it was first discovered on ishigaki island in okinawa prefecture in 1988; since then, it has been found on several of the ryukyu islands. recently, this fungus was identified from the ogasawara (bonin) islands, where it has killed trees, includi ... | 2015 | 26513585 |