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Isocitrate Lyase Is Essential for Pathogenicity of the Fungus <i>Leptosphaeria maculans</i> to Canola <b>(</b> <i>Brassica napus</i> )
1 Oct 2002
Abstract excerpt
A pathogenicity gene has been identified in Leptosphaeria maculans, the ascomycetous fungus that causes blackleg disease of canola (Brassica napus). This gene encodes isocitrate lyase, a component of the glyoxylate cycle, and is essential for the successful colonization of B. napus. It was identified by a reverse genetics approach whereby a plasmid conferring hygromycin resistance was inserted randomly into the...
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