Parasitic and pathogenic lifestyles have evolved repeatedly in eukaryotes (93). Several
parasitic eukaryotes represent deep phylogenetic lineages, suggesting that they feature …

Background Many species belonging to the genus Colletotrichum cause anthracnose
disease on a wide range of plant species. In addition to their economic impact, the genus …

The US Department of Energy has assembled a high quality draft genome of Phanerochaete
chrysosporium, a white rot Basidiomycete capable of completely degrading all major …

Powdery mildew is a widespread plant disease caused by obligate biotrophic fungal
pathogens involving species-specific interactions between host and parasite. To gain …

This review discusses recent advances in research into plant pathogenic oomycetes with an
emphasis on root-infecting species. We focus on aspects of host targeting, mycoparasitism …

Carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) are involved in the metabolism of
glycoconjugates, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides and, in the case of plant …

Rhizopus oryzae is the primary cause of mucormycosis, an emerging, life-threatening
infection characterized by rapid angioinvasive growth with an overall mortality rate that …

Phytopathogenic ascomycete fungi possess huge effector repertoires that are dominated by
hundreds of sequence-unrelated small secreted proteins. The molecular function of these …

Oomycetes in the class Saprolegniomycetidae of the Eukaryotic kingdom Stramenopila have
evolved as severe pathogens of amphibians, crustaceans, fish and insects, resulting in …

Based on the analysis of its genome sequence, the ectomycorrhizal (ECM) basidiomycetous
fungus Laccaria bicolor was shown to be lacking many of the major classes of secreted …