Article
Magnaporthe oryzae endopolygalacturonase homolog correlates with density-dependent conidial germination.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Mar 2008
Mori Takuma, Jung Hee-Young, Maejima Kensaku, Hirata Hisae, Himeno Misako, Hamamoto Hiroshi, Namba Shigetou
Abstract excerpt
Endopolygalacturonases (endoPGs) of some phytopathogens are virulent factors for dicots. To investigate the function of the endoPG of Magnaporthe oryzae, a disruption mutant of MGG_08938, the homolog of endoPG found in the genome database of this fungus, was generated. The pathogenicity, mycelial growth, and appressorium formation of this mutant were comparable with those of the wild-type strain; however, the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
