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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Xiong D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4971026 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frontiers in microbiology 20160803
Verticillium dahliae, a notorious phytopathogenic fungus, causes vascular wilt diseases in many plant species resulting in devastating yield losses worldwide. Due to its ability to colonize plant xylem and form microsclerotia, V. dahliae is highly persistent and difficult to control. In this study, we show that the MADS-box transcription factor VdMcm1 is a key regulator of conidiation, microsclerotia formation, virulence, and secondary metabolism of V. dahliae. In addition, our findings suggest ...[more]