Comparative transcriptomics reveal contrasting strategies between a fungal plant pathogen and an endophyte during initial host colonization

ABSTRACT Conidial germination marks the beginning of the fungal life cycle on the host plant, leading to disease or mutually beneficial relationships. Using comparative transcriptomics, we aim to unravel the transcriptional similarities and differences of Fusarium graminearum (plant pathogen), and M...

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Published in:	Microbiology Spectrum
Main Authors:	Soumya Moonjely, Frances Trail
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2025-08-01
Subjects:	Fusarium graminearum Metarhizium anisopliae conidial germination RNA sequencing plant host colonization CAZymes
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00226-25