First touch: An immediate response to surface recognition in conidia of Blumeria graminis

Conidia of the plant pathogen Blumeria graminis recognize and respond to features of certain substrata. Appropriate surfaces induce release of an extracellular proteinaceous matrix from the body of the conidium. Contact with a hydrophobic substratum elicits almost immediate release of the matrix at...

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Main Authors: Nielsen, K., Nicholson, R., Carver, T., Kunoh, H., Oliver, Richard
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2000
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31992