Endopolygalacturonase Is Essential for Citrus Black Rot Caused by Alternaria citri but Not Brown Spot Caused by Alternaria alternata

Endopolygalacturonase Is Essential for Citrus Black Rot Caused by Alternaria citri but Not Brown Spot Caused by Alternaria alternata

Alternaria citri, the cause of Alternaria black rot, and Alternaria alternata rough lemon pathotype, the cause of Alternaria brown spot, are morphologically indistinguishable pathogens of citrus: one causes rot by macerating tissues and the other causes necrotic spots by producing a host-selective t...

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Main Authors: Atsunori Isshiki, Kazuya Akimitsu, Mikihiro Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The American Phytopathological Society 2001-06-01
Series:Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Subjects:
ACR-toxin
host-specific toxin
pectinase
Online Access:https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI.2001.14.6.749

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