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Comparative genomics of a plant-pathogenic fungus, Pyrenophora tritici-repentis, reveals transduplication and the impact of repeat elements on pathogenicity and population divergence.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 1 Jan 2013
Manning Viola A, Pandelova Iovanna, Dhillon Braham, Wilhelm Larry J, Goodwin Stephen B, Berlin Aaron M, Figueroa Melania, Freitag Michael, Hane James K, Henrissat Bernard, Holman Wade H, Kodira Chinnappa D, Martin Joel, Oliver Richard P, Robbertse Barbara, Schackwitz Wendy, Schwartz David C, Spatafora Joseph W, Turgeon B Gillian, Yandava Chandri, Young Sarah, Zhou Shiguo, Zeng Qiandong, Grigoriev Igor V, Ma Li-Jun, Ciuffetti Lynda M
Abstract excerpt
Pyrenophora tritici-repentis is a necrotrophic fungus causal to the disease tan spot of wheat, whose contribution to crop loss has increased significantly during the last few decades. Pathogenicity by this fungus is attributed to the production of host-selective toxins (HST), which are recognized by their host in a genotype-specific manner. To better understand the mechanisms that have led to the increase in...
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