Sentence examples for being the causal agent from inspiring English sources

Tomatoes inoculated with sap or grafted with shoots from N. benthamiana plants infected with purified virions developed typical chocolate spot symptoms, consistent with this virus being the causal agent of the disease.

Xf is a major source of concern for both economic and food security reasons, being the causal agent for Pierce's disease of grape (PD) and citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC) of citrus species.

In a recent case control study in which we noted an association between breast cancer risk and plasma concentrations of mono-ortho PCBs (Demers et al. 2002), we speculated that the association could be explained by CYP1A enzyme activities in women altering both plasma concentrations of mono- ortho PCBs and estradiol levels, the latter being the causal agent.

b Cryptococcus is the causal agent of cryptococcosis, affecting immuno-compromised individuals.

Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus is the causal agent of Huanglongbing (HLB) disease of citrus.

Anastomosis AG-3 of the R. solani is the causal agent of target spot in tobacco (Johnk et al. 1993).

The Xylella fastidiosa 9a5c strain is a xylem-limited phytopathogen that is the causal agent of citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC).

'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' is the causal agent of citrus huanglongbing, the most serious disease of citrus worldwide.

It is the causal agent of septoria leaf blotch – one of the world's most significant diseases of wheat.

Streptomyces strain KX852460 was isolated from the soil and screened against the R. solani AG-3 that is the causal agent of target spot in tobacco leaf.

Fusarium graminearum, Fusarium culmorum and Fusarium avenaceum are the causal agent of Fusarium head blight (FHB) of small grain cereals in fields worldwide (Kim and Vujanovic 2016).