Publications by authors named "Beate Dika"
Article Synopsis
- - Fungal cell walls are crucial for interacting with hosts and influencing the development of plant diseases, but the functions of certain galactose-containing polymers in plant pathogenic fungi remain unclear.
- - Researchers identified important genes (UGE1 and UGM1) in the maize pathogen Colletotrichum graminicola that are vital for the synthesis of key galactose polymers, with UGE1 affecting both types and UGM1 specifically linked to fungal-type galactomannan.
- - Mutations in these genes resulted in impaired synthesis of essential cell wall components and reduced disease severity in maize, indicating that UGE1 and UGM1 are important factors for the pathogen's virulence.
