How does the rice blast fungus invade its host cells?
Monika Raman, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore Many fungal pathogens evolve specialized structures to disrupt their plant or animal hosts – thick outer layers to cause infection. In several fungal species, these infection cells, known as appressoria, are widely researched. Pathogens must also penetrate newer cells and cross host cell intersections once they are within […]