Filamentous fungi and oomycetes are eukaryotic microorganisms that grow by producing
networks of thread-like hyphae, which secrete enzymes to break down complex nutrients …

The interaction of pathogens with their hosts creates strong reciprocal selection pressures.
Pathogens often deploy an arsenal of small proteins called effectors that manipulate the …

Unlike most other fungi, molds of the genus Trichoderma (Hypocreales, Ascomycota) are
aggressive parasites of other fungi and efficient decomposers of plant biomass. Although …

The kingdom Fungi comprises species that inhabit nearly all ecosystems. Fungi exist as both
free-living and symbiotic unicellular and multicellular organisms with diverse morphologies …

The last decade has witnessed a revolution in the genomics of the fungal kingdom. Since
the sequencing of the first fungus in 1996, the number of available fungal genome …

Like other domains of life, research into the biology of filamentous microbes has greatly
benefited from the advent of whole-genome sequencing. Next-generation sequencing …

Biotrophy is a pervasive trait that evolved independently in plant pathogenic fungi and
oomycetes. Comparative genomics of the first sequenced biotrophic pathogens highlight …

Members of the kingdom fungi comprise numerous plant pathogens, including the causal
agents of many agriculturally relevant plant diseases such as rust, powdery mildew, rice …

Abstract Background The ascomycete fungus Colletotrichum higginsianum causes
anthracnose disease of brassica crops and the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Previous …

Plant parasitism has independently evolved as a nutrition strategy in both true fungi and
Oomycetes (stramenopiles). A large number of species within phytopathogenic Oomycetes …