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Aug 2026
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated transformation enables functional characterization of the effector Avr4 in the banana pathogen Pseudocercospora fijiensis
It is demonstrated that Avr4 does not explain the resistance of Calcutta 4, suggesting that resistance is instead triggered by the recognition of other hitherto unknown effectors.
Maikel B. F. Steentjes, Gregory Ashe, Patricia Schöppl et al.
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