Genetic factors driving multi-host infection in a core member of the root mycobiota
Ram-Sevak Raja-Kumar, Fantin Mesny, Arpan Kumar Basak, Jacy Newfeld, Guillaume Chesneau, Frederickson D. Entila, Tak H. Lee, Linda Rigerte, Stephanie Carvajal Acevedo, Bruno Hüettel, Pedro Willem Crous, Jose G. Maciá‐Vicente, Helen Stewart, Matthew J. Ryan, Ahmad M. Fakhoury, , Stéphane Hacquard
The paper identifies a fungal gene encoding a β-1,3-glucanase as a key genetic factor driving multi-host infection in Plectosphaerella cucumerina.
bioRxiv · Dec 1, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology