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An obligate plant pathogen is an organism that causes disease in plants but cannot be cultured independently of its host plant (one cannot manufacture a growth medium in the lab that it can live on).

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An obligate plant pathogen is a microorganism that can only survive and reproduce within a plant host. These pathogens depend on the plant for nutrients and resources to complete their life cycle, making them unable to grow in artificial culture media. Examples include viruses, bacteria, and fungi that specifically infect plants.

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