Characterization of Three Fusarium graminearum Effectors and Their Roles During Fusarium Head Blight

Fusarium graminearum causes Fusarium head blight (FHB) on wheat, barley, and other grains. During infection, F. graminearum produces deoxynivalenol (DON), which contaminates grain and functions as a virulence factor to promote FHB spread throughout the wheat head. F. graminearum secretes hundreds of...

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Main Authors: Guixia Hao, Susan McCormick, Thomas Usgaard, Helene Tiley, Martha M. Vaughan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.579553/full