The secretome of Verticillium dahliae in collusion with plant defence responses modulates Verticillium wilt symptoms

DD Zhang, XF Dai, SJ Klosterman… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Verticillium dahliae is a notorious soil‐borne pathogen that enters hosts through the roots
and proliferates in the plant water‐conducting elements to cause Verticillium wilt …

Verticillium dahliae CFEM proteins manipulate host immunity and differentially contribute to virulence

D Wang, DD Zhang, J Song, JJ Li, J Wang, R Li… - BMC biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Verticillium dahliae is a fungal pathogen that causes a vascular wilt on many
economically important crops. Common fungal extracellular membrane (CFEM) domain …

Genome-wide identification and analysis of a cotton secretome reveals its role in resistance against Verticillium dahliae

R Li, XY Ma, YJ Zhang, YJ Zhang, H Zhu, SN Shao… - BMC biology, 2023 - Springer
Background The extracellular space between the cell wall and plasma membrane is a
battlefield in plant-pathogen interactions. Within this space, the pathogen employs its …

A polyketide synthase from Verticillium dahliae modulates melanin biosynthesis and hyphal growth to promote virulence

H Li, D Wang, DD Zhang, Q Geng, JJ Li, RC Sheng… - BMC biology, 2022 - Springer
Background During the disease cycle, plant pathogenic fungi exhibit a morphological
transition between hyphal growth (the phase of active infection) and the production of long …

Live‐cell imaging elaborating epidermal invasion and vascular proliferation/colonization strategy of Verticillium dahliae in host plants

J Tian, Z Kong - Molecular Plant Pathology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The soilborne ascomycete fungus Verticillium dahliae causes destructive vascular wilt
disease in hundreds of dicotyledonous plant species. However, our understanding of the …

Verticillium dahliae Effector VdCE11 Contributes to Virulence by Promoting Accumulation and Activity of the Aspartic Protease GhAP1 from Cotton

C Li, J Qin, Y Huang, W Shang, J Chen… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Verticillium dahliae is a soilborne plant fungal pathogen that causes Verticillium wilt, a
disease that reduces the yields of many economically important crops. Despite its worldwide …

The bZip transcription factor VdMRTF1 is a negative regulator of melanin biosynthesis and virulence in Verticillium dahliae

M Lai, Z Cheng, L Xiao, SJ Klosterman… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The ascomycete fungus Verticillium dahliae infects over 400 plant species and causes
serious losses of economically important crops, such as cotton and tomato, and also of …

Advances and prospects of genetic mapping of Verticillium wilt resistance in cotton

N Aini, AN Jibril, S Liu, P Han, Z Pan, L Zhu… - Journal of Cotton …, 2022 - Springer
Verticillium wilt is one of the most important diseases affecting cotton production in China.
The fungus, Verticillium dahliae, has a wide host range and a high degree of genetic …

Two zinc finger proteins, VdZFP1 and VdZFP2, interact with VdCmr1 to promote melanized microsclerotia development and stress tolerance in Verticillium dahliae

H Li, RC Sheng, CN Zhang, LC Wang, M Li, YH Wang… - BMC biology, 2023 - Springer
Background Melanin plays important roles in morphological development, survival, host–
pathogen interactions and in the virulence of phytopathogenic fungi. In Verticillum dahliae …

Application of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria combined with compost as a management strategy against Verticillium dahliae in tomato

Y Ait Rahou, A Douira, AI Tahiri… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and
compost, applied alone or in combination, on tomato resistance to vascular wilt caused by …