cAMP signalling regulates synchronised growth of symbiotic Epichloë fungi with the host grass Lolium perenne

The seed-transmitted fungal symbiont, Epichloë festucae, colonizes grasses by infecting host tissues as they form on the shoot apical meristem (SAM) of the seedling. How this fungus accommodates the complexities of plant development to successfully colonize the leaves and inflorescences is unclear....

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Main Authors: Christine Rosalie Voisey, Michael Christensen, Linda Joy Johnson, Natasha Forester, Milan Gagic, Gregory T Bryan, Wayne Roydon Simpson, Damien Fleetwood, Stuart Douglas Card, John Koolaard, Paul Maclean, Richard David Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01546/full