An effector protein that protects a fungal pathogen from the plant microbiota during host colonisation
Liz M. Florez, Víctor M. Flores‐Núñez, Carolina Sardinha Francisco, Henry Berndt, Matthias Leippe, Liam Cassidy, Andreas Tholey, Susanne Braun, Graziella Reinhardt, Andrea Sánchez‐Vallet, Eva H. Stukenbrock
This paper identifies AvrStb6 as a fungal effector that protects Zymoseptoria tritici from antagonistic wheat-associated bacteria by associating with the fungal cell wall.
bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2026 · PreprintPathology