Cell division is an important cellular process in eukaryotic cells.Protein kinase Cdc15 is associated with cell division in budding yeast.In this study,the conserved ortholog of the yeast Cdc15 protein kinase was predicted in Fusarium gramniearum as a single copy.Loss-of-function of this kinase gene was performed and the results showed that deletion of FgCDC15(FGSG_10381)resulted in a decreased growth rate and loss of virulence against wheat and maize as compared with the wild-type strain.Except for the nor...