Magnaporthe grisea cutinase2 mediates appressorium differentiation and host penetration and is required for full virulence.
The rice blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea infects its host by forming a specialized infection structure, the appressorium, on the plant leaf. The enormous turgor pressure generated within the appressorium drives the emerging penetration peg forcefully through the plant cuticle. Hitherto, the involvem...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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