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Host-selective toxins of Pyrenophora tritici-repentis induce common responses associated with host susceptibility.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Pandelova Iovanna, Figueroa Melania, Wilhelm Larry J, Manning Viola A, Mankaney Aakash N, Mockler Todd C, Ciuffetti Lynda M
Abstract excerpt
Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (Ptr), a necrotrophic fungus and the causal agent of tan spot of wheat, produces one or a combination of host-selective toxins (HSTs) necessary for disease development. The two most studied toxins produced by Ptr, Ptr ToxA (ToxA) and Ptr ToxB (ToxB), are proteins that...
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