Diterpene Biosynthesis in Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe

Plant-pathogenic fungi harbor various specialized metabolites including diterpenoids that function as hormones and virulence factors. The fungus Magnaporthe oryzae is the causal agent of rice blast disease and can infect over fifty grass species. We demonstrate that rice blast fungi encode two diter...

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Main Authors: Ayousha Shahi, Houlin Yu, Sibongile Mafu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Fungal Biology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffunb.2022.869823/full