Abstract Background Stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici; Pst) and powdery mildew
(Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici; Bgt) are important diseases of wheat (Triticum aestivum) …

The free‐living soil fungus Trichoderma hamatum strain GD12 is notable amongst
Trichoderma strains in both controlling plant diseases and stimulating plant growth, a …

MiRNAs in animals and plants play crucial roles in diverse developmental processes under
both normal and stress conditions. miRNA-like small RNAs (milRNAs) identified in some …

The genome of the wheat-pathogenic fungus Zymoseptoria tritici represents extensive
presence-absence variation in gene content. Here, we addressed variation in biosynthetic …

Smut fungi are well-suited to investigate the ecology and evolution of plant pathogens, as
they are strictly biotrophic, yet cultivable on media. Here we report the genome sequence of …

The maize smut fungus Ustilago maydis is a model organism for elucidating host
colonization strategies of biotrophic fungi. Here, we performed an in depth transcriptional …

Background Fungal pathogens of plants produce diverse repertoires of secondary
metabolites, which have functions ranging from iron acquisition, defense against immune …

The interaction between Aspergillus flavus and Zea mays is complex, and the identification
of plant genes and pathways conferring resistance to the fungus has been challenging …

The ascomycete fungus Magnaporthe oryzae is an economically important pathogen that
causes rice blast disease worldwide. Accumulating evidence indicates that the fungal velvet …

Mycovirus-infected fungi can suffer from poor growth, attenuated pigmentation, and
virulence. However, the molecular mechanisms of how mycoviruses confer these symptoms …