primarily utilizes asexual spores to spread disease. To understand the molecular
mechanisms underlying conidiogenesis in F. graminearum, we functionally characterized
the F. graminearum ortholog of Aspergillus nidulans wetA, which has been shown to be
involved in conidiogenesis and conidium maturation. Deletion of F. graminearum wetA did
not alter mycelial growth, sexual development, or virulence, but the wetA deletion mutants …