Comparative genomics yields insights into niche adaptation of plant vascular wilt pathogens.

The vascular wilt fungi Verticillium dahliae and V. albo-atrum infect over 200 plant species, causing billions of dollars in annual crop losses. The characteristic wilt symptoms are a result of colonization and proliferation of the pathogens in the xylem vessels, which undergo fluctuations in osmola...

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Main Authors: Steven J Klosterman, Krishna V Subbarao, Seogchan Kang, Paola Veronese, Scott E Gold, Bart P H J Thomma, Zehua Chen, Bernard Henrissat, Yong-Hwan Lee, Jongsun Park, Maria D Garcia-Pedrajas, Dez J Barbara, Amy Anchieta, Ronnie de Jonge, Parthasarathy Santhanam, Karunakaran Maruthachalam, Zahi Atallah, Stefan G Amyotte, Zahi Paz, Patrik Inderbitzin, Ryan J Hayes, David I Heiman, Sarah Young, Qiandong Zeng, Reinhard Engels, James Galagan, Christina A Cuomo, Katherine F Dobinson, Li-Jun Ma
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/21829347/pdf/?tool=EBI