Multiple translocation of the AVR-Pita effector gene among chromosomes of the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae and related species.

Magnaporthe oryzae is the causal agent of rice blast disease, a devastating problem worldwide. This fungus has caused breakdown of resistance conferred by newly developed commercial cultivars. To address how the rice blast fungus adapts itself to new resistance genes so quickly, we examined chromoso...

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Main Authors: Izumi Chuma, Chihiro Isobe, Yuma Hotta, Kana Ibaragi, Natsuru Futamata, Motoaki Kusaba, Kentaro Yoshida, Ryohei Terauchi, Yoshikatsu Fujita, Hitoshi Nakayashiki, Barbara Valent, Yukio Tosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-07-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21829350/pdf/?tool=EBI