2'-Deoxyuridine-promoted infection in Pyricularia oryzae is counteracted by bacterial thymidine phosphorylase
Haowei Hu, Hiroka Maeshima, Rikuto Tsukahara, Akira Ashida, Keiko Kano, Emi Mishiro‐Sato, Sotaro Chiba, Daigo Takemoto, Ikuo Sato
This study identifies 2'-deoxyuridine as an extracellular factor promoting infection-related development in Pyricularia oryzae and shows that bacterial degradation of dU reduces fungal pathogenicity.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Jul 13, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology