Rapid breakdown of Cf-6-mediated immunity in tomato through loss or mutation of the Avr6 effector gene in Fulvia fulva
Christiaan R. Schol, Like Fokkens, Anan Hu, Ruifang Jia, Silvia de la Rosa, Bilal Ökmen, Anne M. Hilgers, Samuel L. van Zwoll, Luuk D. H. Veenendaal, Marie Turner, Claudie Monot, Kazuya Maeda, Yuichiro Iida, Alex Z. Zaccaron, Ioannis Stergiopoulos, , Carl H. Mesarich
The paper identifies Avr6 as the effector gene in Fulvia fulva that overcomes Cf-6-mediated immunity in tomato, showing its loss or mutation leads to resistance breakdown.
bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology