Tilletia laevis is a plant pathogen that causes bunt on wheat.
| Tilletia laevis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Exobasidiomycetes |
| Order: | Tilletiales |
| Family: | Tilletiaceae |
| Genus: | Tilletia |
| Species: | T. laevis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tilletia laevis J.G. Kühn, (1873)
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| Synonyms | |
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Erysibe foetida | |
It was used as a biological weapon by Iraq against Iran during the Iran–Iraq War in the 1980s.[1]
References edit
- ^ Suffert, Frédéric; Latxague, Émilie; Sache, Ivan (11 March 2009). "Plant pathogens as agroterrorist weapons: assessment of the threat for European agriculture and forestry". Food Security. 1 (2). Springer Netherlands: 221–232. doi:10.1007/s12571-009-0014-2. S2CID 23830595.
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