Secreted TAL effectors protect symbiotic bacteria from entrapment within fungal hyphae
I. Richter, Z. Uzum, C. E. Stanley, N. Moebius, T. P. Stinear, S. S. Pidot, I. Ferling, F. Hillmann, C. Hertweck
The paper shows that BAT proteins from Burkholderia rhizoxinica prevent entrapment of endosymbionts in fungal hyphae, ensuring their survival and symbiosis.
bioRxiv · Mar 28, 2020Microbiology