Biocontrol of Sugarcane Smut Disease by Interference of Fungal Sexual Mating and Hyphal Growth Using a Bacterial Isolate

Sugarcane smut is a fungal disease caused by Sporisorium scitamineum, which can cause severe economic losses in sugarcane industry. The infection depends on the mating of bipolar sporida to form a dikaryon and develops into hyphae to penetrate the meristematic tissue of sugarcane. In this study, we...

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Main Authors: Shiyin Liu, Nuoqiao Lin, Yumei Chen, Zhibin Liang, Lisheng Liao, Mingfa Lv, Yufan Chen, Yingxin Tang, Fei He, Shaohua Chen, Jianuan Zhou, Lianhui Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00778/full