Cell cycle and cell death are not necessary for appressorium formation and plant infection in the fungal plant pathogen <it>Colletotrichum gloeosporioides</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In order to initiate plant infection, fungal spores must germinate and penetrate into the host plant. Many fungal species differentiate specialized infection structures called appressoria on the host surface, which are essential for...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/6/9 |