A common feature of many plant-colonizing organisms is the exploitation of plant signaling
and developmental pathways to successfully establish and proliferate in their hosts. Auxins …

Fungal pathogens deploy a set of molecules (proteins, specialized metabolites, and sRNAs),
so-called effectors, to aid the infection process. In comparison to other plant pathogens, smut …

Introduction Kernels are important reproductive organs in maize, yet there is a lack of
systematic investigation on the differences in the composition of endophytic microorganisms …

In this article I will review how over a period of about 70 years the advancement of new
technologies has catapulted the odd fungus Ustilago maydis causing a strange disease in …