Host-microbe interactions have traditionally been viewed primarily from the perspective of
pathogenesis and disease. The principal assumption is that a susceptible host will support …

Variations in chromosome number are occasionally observed among oomycetes, a group
that includes many plant pathogens, but the emergence of such variations and their effects …

Background Colletotrichum is a fungal genus in Ascomycota that contain many plant
pathogens. Among all Colletotrichum genomes that have been sequenced, C. fructicola …

Secreted-in-xylem (SIX) proteins of the vascular wilt pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.
lycopersici are secreted during infection of tomato and function in virulence or avirulence. F …

With ever-decreasing sequencing costs, research on the population biology of plant
pathogens is transitioning from population genetics—using dozens of genetic markers or …

The fungus Cladosporium fulvum causes the leaf mould in tomatoes. During the colonization
of the host, it secretes plenty of effector proteins into the plant apoplast to suppress the …

Heterobasidion annosum is widely known as a major root and butt rot pathogen of conifer
trees, but little information is available on its interaction with the roots of herbaceous …

The ability to secrete effector proteins that can enter plant cells and manipulate host
processes is a key determinant of what makes a successful plant pathogen. Here, we review …

Plant pathogens cause widespread yield losses in agriculture. Understanding the drivers of
plant-pathogen interactions requires decoding the molecular dialog leading to either …

Highlights•A broad spectrum of fungal and oomycete mechanisms facilitate disease
development.•Biotrophic interfaces contain complex sets of components to evade host plant …