Functional Expression of the Gene cu, Encoding the Phytotoxic Hydrophobin Cerato-ulmin, Enables Ophiostoma quercus, a Nonpathogen on Elm, to Cause Symptoms of Dutch Elm Disease

Abstract
We studied the involvement of the phytotoxic hydrophobin cerato-ulmin (CU) in pathogenesis and virulence of Dutch elm disease (DED) by expressing its encoding gene (cu) in Ophiostoma quercus, a non...