Restoration of pathogenicity of a penetration-deficient mutant of Collectotrichum lagenarium by DNA complementation.

doi:10.1007/BF00712965

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Restoration of pathogenicity of a penetration-deficient mutant of Collectotrichum lagenarium by DNA complementation.

Current genetics - 1 Jan 1994

Perpetua N S, Kubo Y, Okuno T, Furusawa I

Abstract excerpt

Infection by Colletotrichum lagenarium requires formation of an appressorium and of a penetration peg. A mutant, 83,348, defective in morphogenesis of the penetration peg was unable to penetrate into cellulose membranes or infect cucumber leaves. DNA transformation using a wild-type genomic libra...

Topics

Cloning, Molecular
DNA, Fungal
Genes, Fungal
Genetic Complementation Test
Genomic Library
Mitosporic Fungi
Mutation
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
Restriction Mapping
Transformation, Genetic
Vegetables
Virulence

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