Multi-knockout of 29 phytotoxic proteins and metabolites does not completely abolish virulence of the necrotrophic fungus Botrytis cinerea
Nassim Safari, Patrick Pattar, Marat Magomedov…·Matthias Hahn
Deleting 27 CDIP-candidate genes (26 confirmed CDIPs) and two phytotoxin biosynthesis genes in Botrytis cinerea nearly abolishes apple infection but leaves slow leaf lesions, pointing to redundant, unidentified host-killing factors.