Two <named-content content-type="genus-species">Verticillium dahliae</named-content> MAPKKKs, VdSsk2 and VdSte11, Have Distinct Roles in Pathogenicity, Microsclerotial Formation, and Stress Adaptation

ABSTRACT Verticillium dahliae causes destructive vascular wilt diseases on more than 200 plant species, including economically important crops and ornamental trees worldwide. The melanized microsclerotia enable the fungus to survive for years in soil and are crucial for its disease cycle. Previously...

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Main Authors: Jun Yu, Tianyu Li, Longyan Tian, Chen Tang, Steven J. Klosterman, Chengming Tian, Yonglin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-08-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00426-19