Apoplastic effector candidates of a foliar forest pathogen trigger cell death in host and non-host plants

Abstract Forests are under threat from pests, pathogens, and changing climate. A major forest pathogen worldwide is the hemibiotroph Dothistroma septosporum, which causes dothistroma needle blight (DNB) of pines. While D. septosporum uses effector proteins to facilitate host infection, it is current...

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Main Authors: Lukas Hunziker, Mariana Tarallo, Keiko Gough, Melissa Guo, Cathy Hargreaves, Trevor S. Loo, Rebecca L. McDougal, Carl H. Mesarich, Rosie E. Bradshaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99415-5