A fungal secondary metabolism gene cluster enables mutualist-pathogen transition in root endophyte Colletotrichum tofieldiae
K. Hiruma, S. Aoki, Y. D. Utami, M. Okamoto, N. Kawamura, M. Nakamura, Y. Ohmori, R. Sugita, K. Tanoi, T. Sato, W. Iwasaki, Y. Saijo
The paper identifies a fungal gene cluster in Colletotrichum tofieldiae that enables lifestyle transition between mutualism and pathogenesis by modulating host nutrient uptake and ABA pathways.
bioRxiv · Jul 7, 2022Microbiology