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

We are on the verge of a flood of new genome data from a plethora of plant pathogens.
Although the data are just beginning to be analysed systematically and to be published …

Although the oomycetes and fungi are evolutionarily very distantly related, both taxa evolved
biotrophy on plant hosts several times independently, giving rise to rust-and mildew-like …

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

Many destructive crop diseases are caused by filamentous microbes from the kingdoms
Fungi (eg, ascomycetes and basidomycetes) and Stramenopila (oomycetes). Many of these …

Background Duplication, followed by fixation or random loss of novel genes, contributes to
genome evolution. Particular outcomes of duplication events are possibly associated with …

Biotrophic plant pathogenic fungi are widely distributed and are among the most damaging
pathogenic organisms of agriculturally important crops responsible for significant losses in …

The class Dothideomycetes is one of the largest groups of fungi with a high level of
ecological diversity including many plant pathogens infecting a broad range of hosts. Here …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) can radically alter the genomes of microorganisms, providing
the capacity to adapt to new lifestyles, environments, and hosts. However, the extent of HGT …

Background Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) plays an important role in the adaptation of
lineages to changing environments. The extent of this process in eukaryotes, however …