Open AccessWhole-Genome Analysis of the Journey from Phytopathogen to Biocontrol Agent
Author(s) -
Jennifer Mach
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.113.250613
Subject(s) - biology , powdery mildew , pathogen , fungus , fungal pathogen , genome , biological pest control , botany , genetics , gene
Once a pathogen, always a pathogen? Not so—the fungus Pseudozyma flocculosa provides an intriguing example of a pathogen that took a different route (reviewed in [Belanger et al., 2012][1]). Initially isolated from a powdery-mildew–infected leaf, P. flocculosa acts as a strong antagonist of
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