A novel key virulence factor, FoSSP71, inhibits plant immunity and promotes pathogenesis in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense

ABSTRACT Fusarium wilt of banana (Musa spp.), caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), poses a significant threat to the global banana industry. Particularly, tropical race 4 of Foc exhibits high pathogenicity toward the major commercial banana cultivar Cavendish, and there are no effectiv...

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Published in:	Microbiology Spectrum
Main Authors:	Shuang Liu, Junyu Wu, Yinhui Sun, Yun Xu, Siyu Zhou, Peiping Luo, Zhibiao Wang, Daipeng Chen, Xiaofei Liang, Zhensheng Kang, Li Zheng
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2025-05-01
Subjects:	Fusarium wilt of banana Fusarium oxysporum effector protein pathogenicity plant immunity
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02940-24