Phosphopantetheinyl transferase (Ppt)-mediated biosynthesis of lysine, but not siderophores or DHN melanin, is required for virulence of Zymoseptoria tritici on wheat

Zymoseptoria tritici is the causal agent of Septoria tritici blotch (STB) disease of wheat. Z. tritici is an apoplastic fungal pathogen, which does not penetrate plant cells at any stage of infection, and has a long initial period of symptomless leaf colonisation. During this phase it is unclear to...

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Main Authors: Derbyshire, Mark, Gohari, A., Mehrabi, R., Kilaru, S., Steinberg, G., Ali, S., Bailey, A., Hammond-Kosack, K., Kema, G., Rudd, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71041