A research team has reviewed the mechanisms behind endophyte-mediated disease resistance in strong creeping red fescue (Festuca rubra subsp. rubra) and identified the antifungal protein Efe-AfpA produced by Epichloë festucae as a key factor against dollar spot disease caused by Clarireedia jacksonii. A research team has reviewed the mechanisms behind endophyte-mediated disease resistance in strong creeping red fescue (Festuca rubra subsp. rubra) and identified the antifungal protein Efe-AfpA produced by Epichloë festucae as a key factor against dollar spot disease caused by Clarireedia jacksonii. Plants & Animals Cell & Microbiology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
A review of the Epichloë festucae antifungal protein Efe-AfpA
