Rust fungi, such as the soybean rust pathogen Phakopsora pachyrhizi, are major threats to
crop production. They form specialized haustoria that are hyphal structures intimately …

Asian soybean rust (ASR), caused by the obligate biotrophic fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi,
can cause losses greater than 80%. Despite its economic importance, there is no soybean …

Asian soybean rust, caused by the fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi, is one of the most
important diseases affecting soybean production in tropical areas. During infection, P …

Phakopsora pachyrhizi is the causal agent of Asian Soybean Rust, a disease that causes
enormous economic losses, most markedly in South America. P. pachyrhizi is a biotrophic …

Rust fungi are devastating pathogens for several important crop plants. The biotrophic
lifestyle of rust fungi requires that they influence their host plants to create a favorable …

Fungi that cause cereal rust diseases (genus Puccinia) are important pathogens of wheat
globally. Upon infection, the fungus secretes a number of effector proteins. Although a large …

Rust fungi form complex associations with infected plant cells through haustoria, specialized
structures which function both in nutrient uptake and in the delivery of protein effectors into …

The Asian soybean rust fungus, Phakopsora pachyrhizi, is an obligate biotrophic pathogen
causing severe soybean disease epidemics. Molecular mechanisms by which P. pachyrhizi …

The plant-pathogenic fungi Uromyces appendiculatus and Phakopsora pachyrhizi cause
debilitating rust diseases on common bean and soybean. These rust fungi secrete effector …

Rust fungi are obligate biotrophic pathogens that cause considerable damage on crop
plants. Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici, the causal agent of wheat stem rust, and Melampsora …