Degenerated virulence and irregular development of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum induced by successive subculture
T.-H. Chang, Y.-H. Lin, Y.-L. Wan, K.-S. Chen, J.-W. Huang, P.-F. L. Chang
This study shows that successive subculture of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum with aged mycelium leads to degeneration, reducing virulence through decreased cell wall-degrading enzyme activity and virulence gene expression.
bioRxiv · Oct 29, 2020Microbiology