Wheat head blight pathogen,Fusarium graminearum produces a pigment called aurofusarin. I want to know the function of this pigment.Is it related with the virulence factor or mycotoxin production of this pathogen?
The red pigmentation of Fusarium graminearum and related species that cause stem and head blight of cereals is due to the deposition of aurofusarin in the cell wall.
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