To further investigate the potential involvement of PvNRAMP genes in biotic stress, as suggested by the analysis of regulatory elements, we infected common bean leaves with the pathogenic fungus Colletotrichum lindemuthianum. The transcriptional response of NRAMP genes showed that in general the transporters were down-regulated following C. lindemuthianum infection (Table 3). Here, SLC11A1 is linked to infection.