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Light regulation of asexual development in the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae.
Fungal genetics and biology : FG & B - 1 Oct 2006
Lee Kwangwon, Singh Pratibha, Chung Wen-Chuan, Ash Joshua, Kim Tae Sung, Hang Lisa, Park Sohyun
Abstract excerpt
Light is a major environmental factor that influences many biological processes. We characterized the roles of light in asexual development (including the formation of aerial hyphae and conidiophore) in Magnaporthe oryzae, which is the causal agent of rice blast disease. Our data revealed a complex nature of light regulation in the asexual developments of M. oryzae. Asexual development of M. oryzae is suppressed...
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