Fusarium verticillioides GBB1 , a gene encoding heterotrimeric G protein β subunit, is associated with fumonisin B 1 biosynthesis and hyphal development but not with fungal virulence

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SUMMARY: Fusarium verticillioides (Sacc.) Nirenberg (teleomorph Gibberella moniliformis Wineland) is a maize pathogen that causes ear rots and stalk rots. The fungus also produces a group of mycotoxins, fumonisins, on infected ears, which cause considerable health and economic concerns for humans and animals worldwide. To date, our understanding of the molecular mechanisms associated with fungal virulence and...

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