Xingzhang Tong

Citation

Thesis Title
Transcriptional regulation of appressorium formation and function in Glomerella Cingulata.

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Mr Tong studied the molecular mechanism involved when a fungal pathogen (Glomeralla cingulata) invades apple fruits and causes disease. A set of methods was established to investigate the function of individual genes in this pathogen and the interaction between the pathogen and the plant. Mr Tong cloned a gene from the fungus and established that this gene plays a key role in fungal development and invasion of the plant host. His research has greatly increased our understanding of fungal molecular biology and fungal pathogenicity

Supervisors
Dr Peter Farley
Professor Kathryn Stowell
Professor Pa Sullivan