Time-resolved transcriptomics reveal a mechanism of host niche defense: beneficial root endophytes deploy a host-protective antimicrobial GH18-CBM5 chitinase
Ruben Eichfeld, Lisa K. Mahdi, Concetta De Quattro…·Alga Zuccaro
This study uses time-resolved transcriptomics to identify a GH18-CBM5 chitinase in Sebacinales fungi that protects plants against the pathogen Bipolaris sorokiniana.