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- Title
Under pressure: investigating the biology of plant infection by Magnaporthe oryzae.
- Authors
Wilson, Richard A.; Talbot, Nicholas J.
- Abstract
The filamentous fungus Magnaporthe oryzae causes rice blast, the most serious disease of cultivated rice. Cellular differentiation of M. oryzae forms an infection structure called the appressorium, which generates enormous cellular turgor that is sufficient to rupture the plant cuticle. Here, we show how functional genomics approaches are providing new insight into the genetic control of plant infection by M. oryzae. We also look ahead to the key questions that need to be addressed to provide a better understanding of the molecular processes that lead to plant disease and the prospects for sustainable control of rice blast.
- Subjects
RICE blast disease prevention; CELL differentiation; FILAMENTOUS fungi; DISEASE resistance of plants; GENOMICS
- Publication
Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2009, Vol 7, Issue 3, p185
- ISSN
1740-1526
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nrmicro2032