<i>MAT</i> Loci Play Crucial Roles in Sexual Development but Are Dispensable for Asexual Reproduction and Pathogenicity in Rice Blast Fungus <i>Magnaporthe oryzae</i>

<i>Magnaporthe oryzae</i>, a fungal pathogen that causes rice blast, which is the most destructive disease of rice worldwide, has the potential to perform both asexual and sexual reproduction. <i>MAT</i> loci, consisting of <i>MAT</i> genes, were deemed to determi...

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Main Authors: Jiao-yu Wang, Shi-zhen Wang, Zhen Zhang, Zhong-na Hao, Xiao-xiao Shi, Ling Li, Xue-ming Zhu, Hai-ping Qiu, Rong-yao Chai, Yan-li Wang, Lin Li, Xiao-hong Liu, Xiao-xiao Feng, Guo-chang Sun, Fu-cheng Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/10/858