Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 is threatening worldwide banana production. This study revealed a distinct evolutionary origin of tropical race 4 and how accessory genes and nitrosative pressure may have provided potential weaponries used by the pathogen to infect banana plants.
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This is a summary of: Zhang, Y. et al. Virulence of banana wilt-causing fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum tropical race 4 is mediated by nitric oxide biosynthesis and accessory genes. Nat. Microbiol. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-024-01779-7 (2024).
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Evolutionary origin of the tropical race 4 banana pathogen and mechanisms of its virulence. Nat Microbiol 9, 2212–2213 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-024-01783-x
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