Chitin and chitosan remodeling defines vegetative development and Trichoderma biocontrol.
Fungal parasitism depends on the ability to invade host organisms and mandates adaptive cell wall remodeling to avoid detection and defense reactions by the host. All plant and human pathogens share invasive strategies, which aid to escape the chitin-triggered and chitin-targeted host immune system....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-02-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008320 |