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An arabinose-induced enhancement of asexual reproduction and concomitant changes in metabolic state in the filamentous fungus Bipolaris maydis.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Mar 2021
Yoshida Hiroshi, Tanaka Chihiro
Abstract excerpt
l-Arabinose, a major constituent pentose of plant cell-wall polysaccharides, has been suggested to be a less preferred carbon source for fungi but to be a potential signalling molecule that can cause distinct genome-wide transcriptional changes in fungal cells. Here, we explore the possibility that this unique pentose influences the morphological characteristics of the phytopathogenic fungus Bipolaris maydis...
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