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Liu W, Huang L, Komorek R, Handakumbura PP, Zhou Y, Hu D, Engelhard MH, Jiang H, Yu XY, Jansson C, Zhu Z. Correlative surface imaging reveals chemical signatures for bacterial hotspots on plant roots. Analyst 2020; 145:393-401. [DOI: 10.1039/c9an01954e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A universal sample holder allows correlative imaging analysis of plant roots to reveal chemical signatures for bacterial hotspots.
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Spagnoletti FN, Chiocchio VM. Tolerance of dark septate endophytic fungi (DSE) to agrochemicals in vitro. Rev Argent Microbiol 2020; 52:43-49. [PMID: 31178238 DOI: 10.1016/j.ram.2019.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Dark septate endophytes (DSE) are a heterogeneous group of fungi, mostly belonging to the Phylum Ascomycota, that are involved in a mutualistic symbiosis with plant roots. The aim of this study is to evaluate the behavior of two strains of DSE isolated from wheat roots of two cropping areas in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, against some agrochemicals. Of all the isolates obtained, two strains were identified as Alternaria alternata and Cochliobolus sp. These DSE were found to be tolerant to glyphosate, carbendazim and cypermethrin when evaluated at the recommended agronomic dose (AD), 2 AD and, in some cases, 10 AD. This work contributes to the study of the biology of this group of fungi and their tolerance in the presence of xenobiotics widely used in agriculture.
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- Federico N Spagnoletti
- Cátedra de Microbiología Agrícola, Facultad de Agronomía-UBA, Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales-CONICET, Av. San Martín 4453, (DSE 1427) CABA, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Microbiología Agrícola, Facultad de Agronomía-UBA, Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales-CONICET, Av. San Martín 4453, (DSE 1427) CABA, Argentina.
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Shcherbakova LA, Nazarova TA, Mikityuk OD, Istomina EA, Odintsova TI. An Extract Purified from the Mycelium of a Tomato Wilt-Controlling Strain of Fusarium sambucinum Can Protect Wheat against Fusarium and Common Root Rots. Pathogens 2018; 7:E61. [PMID: 30011945 PMCID: PMC6160971 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens7030061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Revised: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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An approach to manage seed-transmitted Fusarium crown-foot-root rot (FCR, Fusarium spp.) and common root rot (CRR, Bipolaris sorokiniana) on wheat, avoiding environmental risks of chemicals, is seed treatments with microbial metabolites. F. sambucinum strain FS-94 that induces resistance to tomato wilt was shown by this study to be a source of non-fungitoxic wheat-protecting metabolites, which were contained in a mycelium extract purified by gel-chromatography and ultrafiltration. Plant-protecting effect of the purified mycelial extract (PME) was demonstrated in vegetation experiments using a rolled-towel assay and by small-plot field trials. To elucidate mechanisms putatively underlying PME protective activity, tests with cultured Triticum aestivum and T. kiharae cells, particularly the extracellular alkalinization assay, as well as gene expression analysis in germinated wheat seeds were used. Pre-inoculation treatments of seeds with PME significantly decreased the incidence (from 30 to 40%) and severity (from 37 to 50%) of root rots on seedlings without any inhibition of the seed germination and potentiation of deoxynivalenol (DON), DON monoacetylated derivatives and zearalenon production in FCR agents. In vegetation experiments, reductions in the DON production were observed with doses of 0.5 and 1 mg/mL of PME. Pre-sowing PME application on seeds of two spring wheat cultivars naturally infected with FCR and CRR provided the mitigation of both diseases under field conditions during four growing seasons (2013⁻2016). PME-induced ion exchange response in cultured wheat cells, their increased survivability, and up-regulated expression of some defensins' genes in PME-exposed seedlings allow the suggestion of the plant-mediated character of disease-controlling effect observed in field.
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- Larisa A Shcherbakova
- Laboratory of Physiological Plant Pathology, All-Russian Research Institute of Phytopathology, B. Vyazyomy, Moscow Reg.143050, Russia.
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- Laboratory of Physiological Plant Pathology, All-Russian Research Institute of Phytopathology, B. Vyazyomy, Moscow Reg.143050, Russia.
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- Laboratory of Physiological Plant Pathology, All-Russian Research Institute of Phytopathology, B. Vyazyomy, Moscow Reg.143050, Russia.
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- Laboratory of Molecular-Genetic Bases of Plant Immunity, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Gubkina str. 3, 119333 Moscow, Russia.
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- Laboratory of Molecular-Genetic Bases of Plant Immunity, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Gubkina str. 3, 119333 Moscow, Russia.
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Rioux RA, Van Ryzin BJ, Kerns JP. Brachypodium: A Potential Model Host for Fungal Pathogens of Turfgrasses. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2017; 107:749-757. [PMID: 28134592 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-08-16-0318-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Brachypodium distachyon is a C3 grass that is an attractive model host system for studying pathogenicity of major turfgrass pathogens due to its genetic similarity to many cool-season turfgrasses. Infection assays with two or more isolates of the casual agents of dollar spot, brown patch, and Microdochium patch resulted in compatible interactions with B. distachyon inbred line Bd21-3. The symptoms produced by these pathogens on Bd21-3 closely resembled those observed on the natural turfgrass host (creeping bentgrass), demonstrating that B. distachyon is susceptible to the fungal pathogens that cause dollar spot, brown patch, and Microdochium patch on turfgrasses. The interaction between Sclerotinia homoeocarpa isolates and Brachypodium ecotypes was also investigated. Interestingly, differential responses of these ecotypes to S. homoeocarpa isolates was found, particularly when comparing B. distachyon to B. hybridum ecotypes. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that B. distachyon can be used as a model host system for these turfgrass diseases and leveraged for studies of molecular mechanisms contributing to host resistance.
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- Renee A Rioux
- First author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706; and second and third authors: Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695
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- First author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706; and second and third authors: Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695
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- First author: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706; and second and third authors: Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695
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Haas M, Menke J, Chao S, Steffenson BJ. Mapping quantitative trait loci conferring resistance to a widely virulent isolate of Cochliobolus sativus in wild barley accession PI 466423. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2016; 129:1831-42. [PMID: 27316436 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-016-2742-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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This research characterized the genetics of resistance of wild barley accession PI 466423 to a widely virulent pathotype of Cochliobolus sativus . Breeding lines were identified that combine the Midwest Six-rowed Durable Resistance Haplotype and resistance to the virulent isolate ND4008. Spot blotch, caused by Cochliobolus sativus, is a historically important foliar disease of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in the Upper Midwest region of the USA. However, for the last 50 years this disease has been of little consequence due to the deployment of resistant six-rowed malting cultivars. These durably resistant cultivars carry the Midwest Six-rowed Durable Resistant Haplotype (MSDRH) comprised of three Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) on chromosomes 1H, 3H and 7H, originally contributed by breeding line NDB112. Recent reports of C. sativus isolates (e.g. ND4008) with virulence on NDB112 indicate that widely grown cultivars of the region are vulnerable to spot blotch epidemics. Wild barley (H. vulgare ssp. spontaneum), the progenitor of cultivated barley, is a rich source of novel alleles, especially for disease resistance. Wild barley accession PI 466423 is highly resistant to C. sativus isolate ND4008. To determine the genetic architecture of resistance to isolate ND4008 in PI 466423, we phenotyped and genotyped an advanced backcross population (N = 244) derived from the wild accession and the recurrent parent 'Rasmusson', a Minnesota cultivar with the MSDRH. Disease phenotyping was done on BC2F4 seedlings in the greenhouse using isolate ND4008. The Rasmusson/PI 466423 population was genotyped with 7842 single nucleotide polymorphic markers. QTL analysis using composite interval mapping revealed four resistance loci on chromosomes 1H, 2H, 4H and 5H explaining 10.3, 7.4, 6.4 and 8.4 % of the variance, respectively. Resistance alleles on chromosomes 1H, 4H and 5H were contributed by PI 466423, whereas the one on chromosome 2H was contributed by Rasmusson. All four resistance QTL are likely coincident with previously identified QTL. Agronomically advanced two- and six-rowed lines combining the MSDRH and resistance alleles to isolate ND4008 have been identified and are being utilized in breeding. These results reaffirm the value of using wild relatives as a source of novel resistance alleles.
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- Matthew Haas
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, USA
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- Cereal Crop Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, USA.
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Leng Y, Wang R, Ali S, Zhao M, Zhong S. Sources and Genetics of Spot Blotch Resistance to a New Pathotype of Cochliobolus sativus in the USDA National Small Grains Collection. PLANT DISEASE 2016; 100:1988-1993. [PMID: 30682993 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-02-16-0152-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Spot blotch, caused by Cochliobolus sativus, is one of the important barley diseases in the northern Great Plains of the United States and the Prairie Provinces of Canada. The disease has been under control for almost five decades due to the use of durable spot blotch resistance derived from the barley line ND B112. However, the emergence of isolate ND4008 with virulence on ND B112 prompted us to identify new sources of resistance to this new pathotype. In this study, we screened 2,062 barley accessions from the United States Department of Agriculture National Small Grains Collection for spot blotch resistance, and identified 40 barley accessions exhibiting a high level of resistance to isolate ND4008 at the seedling stage. In all, 24 of the barley accessions with seedling resistance also exhibited moderate to high adult plant resistance to ND4008 in greenhouse tests. Seven of the ND4008-resistant barley accessions showed seedling resistance to two other pathotypes (1 and 2) of the pathogen. Genetic study of resistant barley accessions PI 235186, PI 592275, and PI 643242 indicated that a single major dominant gene controls spot blotch resistance to ND4008 in each of these three accessions. These resistant sources are useful for developing barley cultivars with spot blotch resistance to all pathotypes of C. sativus.
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- Yueqiang Leng
- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108
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Cass CL, Lavell AA, Santoro N, Foster CE, Karlen SD, Smith RA, Ralph J, Garvin DF, Sedbrook JC. Cell Wall Composition and Biomass Recalcitrance Differences Within a Genotypically Diverse Set of Brachypodium distachyon Inbred Lines. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:708. [PMID: 27303415 PMCID: PMC4880586 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Brachypodium distachyon (Brachypodium) has emerged as a useful model system for studying traits unique to graminaceous species including bioenergy crop grasses owing to its amenability to laboratory experimentation and the availability of extensive genetic and germplasm resources. Considerable natural variation has been uncovered for a variety of traits including flowering time, vernalization responsiveness, and above-ground growth characteristics. However, cell wall composition differences remain underexplored. Therefore, we assessed cell wall-related traits relevant to biomass conversion to biofuels in seven Brachypodium inbred lines that were chosen based on their high level of genotypic diversity as well as available genome sequences and recombinant inbred line (RIL) populations. Senesced stems plus leaf sheaths from these lines exhibited significant differences in acetyl bromide soluble lignin (ABSL), cell wall polysaccharide-derived sugars, hydroxycinnamates content, and syringyl:guaiacyl:p-hydroxyphenyl (S:G:H) lignin ratios. Free glucose, sucrose, and starch content also differed significantly in senesced stems, as did the amounts of sugars released from cell wall polysaccharides (digestibility) upon exposure to a panel of thermochemical pretreatments followed by hydrolytic enzymatic digestion. Correlations were identified between inbred line lignin compositions and plant growth characteristics such as biomass accumulation and heading date (HD), and between amounts of cell wall polysaccharides and biomass digestibility. Finally, stem cell wall p-coumarate and ferulate contents and free-sugars content changed significantly with increased duration of vernalization for some inbred lines. Taken together, these results show that Brachypodium displays substantial phenotypic variation with respect to cell wall composition and biomass digestibility, with some compositional differences correlating with growth characteristics. Moreover, besides influencing HD and biomass accumulation, vernalization was found to affect cell wall composition and free sugars accumulation in some Brachypodium inbred lines, suggesting genetic differences in how vernalization affects carbon flux to polysaccharides. The availability of related RIL populations will allow for the genetic and molecular dissection of this natural variation, the knowledge of which may inform ways to genetically improve bioenergy crop grasses.
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- Cynthia L. Cass
- School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, NormalIL, USA
- U.S. Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, MadisonWI, USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. PaulMN, USA
- Plant Science Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, St. PaulMN, USA
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- U.S. Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East LansingMI, USA
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- U.S. Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East LansingMI, USA
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- U.S. Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, MadisonWI, USA
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- U.S. Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, MadisonWI, USA
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- U.S. Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, MadisonWI, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, MadisonWI, USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. PaulMN, USA
- Plant Science Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, St. PaulMN, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, NormalIL, USA
- U.S. Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, MadisonWI, USA
- *Correspondence: John C. Sedbrook,
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Figueroa M, Castell-Miller CV, Li F, Hulbert SH, Bradeen JM. Pushing the boundaries of resistance: insights from Brachypodium-rust interactions. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:558. [PMID: 26284085 PMCID: PMC4519692 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The implications of global population growth urge transformation of current food and bioenergy production systems to sustainability. Members of the family Poaceae are of particular importance both in food security and for their applications as biofuel substrates. For centuries, rust fungi have threatened the production of valuable crops such as wheat, barley, oat, and other small grains; similarly, biofuel crops can also be susceptible to these pathogens. Emerging rust pathogenic races with increased virulence and recurrent rust epidemics around the world point out the vulnerability of monocultures. Basic research in plant immunity, especially in model plants, can make contributions to understanding plant resistance mechanisms and improve disease management strategies. The development of the grass Brachypodium distachyon as a genetically tractable model for monocots, especially temperate cereals and grasses, offers the possibility to overcome the experimental challenges presented by the genetic and genomic complexities of economically valuable crop plants. The numerous resources and tools available in Brachypodium have opened new doors to investigate the underlying molecular and genetic bases of plant-microbe interactions in grasses and evidence demonstrating the applicability and advantages of working with B. distachyon is increasing. Importantly, several interactions between B. distachyon and devastating plant pathogens, such rust fungi, have been examined in the context of non-host resistance. Here, we discuss the use of B. distachyon in these various pathosystems. Exploiting B. distachyon to understand the mechanisms underpinning disease resistance to non-adapted rust fungi may provide effective and durable approaches to fend off these pathogens. The close phylogenetic relationship among Brachypodium spp. and grasses with industrial and agronomic value support harnessing this model plant to improve cropping systems and encourage its use in translational research.
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- Melania Figueroa
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
- Stakman-Borlaug Center for Sustainable Plant Health, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
- Stakman-Borlaug Center for Sustainable Plant Health, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
- Stakman-Borlaug Center for Sustainable Plant Health, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
- Stakman-Borlaug Center for Sustainable Plant Health, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
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