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A fungal plant pathogen overcomes mlo-mediated broad-spectrum disease resistance by rapid gene loss.
The New phytologist - 1 Nov 2024
Kusch Stefan, Frantzeskakis Lamprinos, Lassen Birthe D, Kümmel Florian, Pesch Lina, Barsoum Mirna, Walden Kim D, Panstruga Ralph
Abstract excerpt
Hosts and pathogens typically engage in a coevolutionary arms race. This also applies to phytopathogenic powdery mildew fungi, which can rapidly overcome plant resistance and perform host jumps. Using experimental evolution, we show that the powdery mildew pathogen Blumeria hordei is capable of breaking the agriculturally important broad-spectrum resistance conditioned by barley loss-of-function mlo mutants....
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