Insights of the - Interaction and Identification of New Cysteine-Rich Proteins in Both Species.

belongs to the family, which contains endophytes and pathogens of woody plants. In this study, we isolated 11 strains from diseased tissue of . Testing with Koch's postulates-followed by a molecular approach-revealed that was the most pathogenic strain. We established an in vitro pathosystem ( foliar tissue-) in order to characterize the infection process during the first 16 days. New CysRPs were identified for both organisms using public transcriptomic and genomic databases, while mRNA expression of CysRPs was analyzed by RT-qPCR. The results showed that caused disease symptoms after 24 h that intensified over time. Through in silico analysis, 5 CysRPs were identified for each organism, revealing that all of the proteins are potentially secreted and novel, including two of proteins containing the CFEM domain. Interestingly, the levels of the CysRPs mRNAs change during the interaction. This study reports as a pathogen of for the first time and highlights the potential involvement of CysRPs in both organisms during this interaction.