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The velvet complex governs mycotoxin production and virulence of Fusarium oxysporum on plant and mammalian hosts.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Jan 2013
López-Berges Manuel S, Hera Concepción, Sulyok Michael, Schäfer Katja, Capilla Javier, Guarro Josep, Di Pietro Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Fungal pathogens provoke devastating losses in agricultural production, contaminate food with mycotoxins and give rise to life-threatening infections in humans. The soil-borne ascomycete Fusarium oxysporum attacks over 100 different crops and can cause systemic fusariosis in immunocompromised individuals. Here we functionally characterized VeA, VelB, VelC and LaeA, four components of the velvet protein complex...
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