Long-term survival of asexual Zymoseptoria tritici spores in the environment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The fungal phytopathogen Zymoseptoria tritici, causal agent of the economically damaging Septoria tritici blotch of wheat, is different from most foliar fungal pathogens in that its germination occurs slowly and apparently randomly after arrival on the leaf surface and is followed by a potentially prolonged period of epiphytic growth and even reproduction, during which no feeding structures are formed by the fungus. Thus, understanding the cues for germination and the mechanisms that underpin survival in low-nutrient environments could provide key new avenues for disease control.

Results

In this work, we examine survival, culturability and virulence of spores following transfer from a high nutrient environment to water. We find that a sub-population of Z. tritici

SUBMITTER: Kay WT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11575008 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature