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The Role of MPG1 Hydrophobin in Pathogenesis of the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe Grisea

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Major Fungal Diseases of Rice

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Fungal plant pathogens have evolved diverse mechanisms for gaining entry into host tissue, ranging from entry through natural plant openings to various mechanisms of direct penetration through the outer cuticle. In the bean rust pathogen Uromyces appendiculatus, for example, differentiation into the infective cell, or appressorium, is triggered when germ tubes are able to sense the height of the stomatal guard cells (Hoch et al., 1987). This highlights the specialised nature of host perception by fungal pathogens and the likely complexity of the underlying biology.

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Kershaw, M.J., Talbot, N.J. (2001). The Role of MPG1 Hydrophobin in Pathogenesis of the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe Grisea . In: Major Fungal Diseases of Rice. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2157-8_4

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