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Review
. 2006 Aug;9(4):371-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2006.05.004. Epub 2006 May 19.

Secondary metabolite toxins and nutrition of plant pathogenic fungi

Barbara J Howlett  1
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Secondary metabolite toxins and nutrition of plant pathogenic fungi

Barbara J Howlett. Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2006 Aug.

Abstract

Fungal pathogens derive nutrition from the plants they invade. Some fungi can subvert plant defence responses such as programmed cell death to provide nutrition for their growth and colonisation. Secondary metabolite toxins produced by fungi often play a role in triggering these responses. Knowledge of the biosynthesis of these toxins, and the availability of fungal genome sequences and gene disruption techniques, allows the development of tools for experiments aimed at discovering the role of such toxins in triggering plant cell death and plant disease.

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