Spontaneous and CRISPR/Cas9-induced mutation of the osmosensor histidine kinase of the canola pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans

Spontaneous and CRISPR/Cas9-induced mutation of the osmosensor histidine kinase of the canola pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans

Abstract Background The dicarboximide fungicide iprodione has been used to combat blackleg disease of canola (Brassica napus), caused by the fungus Leptosphaeria maculans. For example, in Australia the fungicide was used in the late 1990s but is no longer registered for use against blackleg disease,...

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Main Authors: Alexander Idnurm, Andrew S. Urquhart, Dinesh R. Vummadi, Steven Chang, Angela P. Van de Wouw, Francisco J. López-Ruiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Fungal Biology and Biotechnology
Subjects:
Agrobacterium-mediated transformation
Canola
Gene editing
HOG pathway
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40694-017-0043-0

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