A polyketide synthase from Verticillium dahliae modulates melanin biosynthesis and hyphal growth to promote virulence

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BACKGROUND: During the disease cycle, plant pathogenic fungi exhibit a morphological transition between hyphal growth (the phase of active infection) and the production of long-term survival structures that remain dormant during "overwintering." Verticillium dahliae is a major plant pathogen that produces heavily melanized microsclerotia (MS) that survive in the soil for 14 or more years. These MS are...

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