The fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici (synonym Mycosphaerella graminicola) is a
prominent pathogen of wheat. The reference genome of the isolate IPO323 is one of the best …

Background Antagonistic co-evolution can drive rapid adaptation in pathogens and shape
genome architecture. Comparative genome analyses of several fungal pathogens revealed …

Background Structural variation contributes substantially to polymorphism within species.
Chromosomal rearrangements that impact genes can lead to functional variation among …

Background Studying genomic variation in rapidly evolving pathogens potentially enables
identification of genes supporting their “core biology”, being present, functional and …

Background The gene content of a species largely governs its ecological interactions and
adaptive potential. A species is therefore defined by both core genes shared between all …

We examine the contribution of next generation sequencing (NGS) to our understanding of
the interaction between the fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici and its wheat host. Recent …

Zymoseptoria tritici is an ascomycete fungus that causes Septoria tritici blotch, a globally
distributed foliar disease on wheat. Z. tritici populations are highly polymorphic and exhibit …

Host specialization by pathogens requires a repertoire of virulence factors as well as fine-
tuned regulation of gene expression. The fungal wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici …

Fungal plant pathogens rapidly evolve virulence on resistant hosts through mutations in
genes encoding proteins that modulate the host immune responses. The mutational …

Genome analyses have revealed a profound role of hybridization and introgression in the
evolution of many eukaryote lineages, including fungi. The impact of recurrent introgression …