Transcriptomic insights into the tritrophic plant-pathogen-mycoparasite interaction reveal coordinated reprogramming fungal secretomes and plant amino acid metabolism.
Kazuya Maeda, Mariko Kouda, Mai Ohara, Takumi Kawase, Koki Saito, Eishin Iwao, Hirotoshi Sushida, Tomoko Suzuki, Takuya Sumita, Yuichiro Iida
This study examines the tritrophic interaction between tomato, the pathogen C. fulvum, and the mycoparasite H. pulvinata, revealing coordinated changes in gene expression that suppress the pathogen and induce plant resistance.
bioRxiv · Nov 24, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology