Breaking the long-standing dogma for plant invasion strategy of Colletotrichum fungi (IMAGE)

Shinshu University

Breaking the long-standing dogma for plant invasion strategy of Colletotrichum fungi

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Researchers uncover alternative pathways used by Colletotrichum fungi to invade plants, shifting the long-standing dogma in plant pathology and demonstrating that appressorial melanisation is not universally required.

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Dr. Hiroki Irieda from Shinshu University, Japan

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