Horizontal transfer of fungal genes into plants

摘要

The present invention relates to methods of creating or enhancing symbiotic relationships between plants and symbionts, in particular symbionts carrying genes encoding fungal cell wall degrading enzymes. The present invention also relates to methods for selecting plants for symbiosis with symbionts and methods of modifying pathogen resistance in plants. The present invention also relates to new organisms and symbiota developed by the methods of the invention and to related nucleic acids, polypeptides and constructs including vectors.