A fungal transcription factor converts a beneficial root endophyte into an anthracnose leaf pathogen Endophytic fungi colonize healthy plant tissues without disease. Ujimatsu et al. reveal that the fungal transcription factor CtBOT6 triggers the virulence of a root-associated beneficial endophyte by ...

A fungal transcription factor converts a beneficial root endophyte into an anthracnose leaf pathogen

#endophyticfungi
#fungallifestyles
#transcriptionfactor
#virulence
#Arabidopsis
#Colletotrichum
#mutualist-pathogencontinuum
#abscisicacid
#necrotrophy

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