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UF researchers find bacterial blotch in button mushrooms has multiple causes

University of Florida scientists have determined that bacterial blotch, a disease that has damaged white button mushroom crops for more than a century, is caused by a combination of bacteria rather than a single pathogen as long assumed. The UF/IFAS research team used DNA analysis to reach the finding, which upends longstanding assumptions about the disease. Researchers say the discovery should lead to more accurate diagnostics and more effective treatments, with potential benefits for mushroom growers across the country.

Sources: UF News