Many plant bacteriologists, if not all, feel that their particular microbe should appear in any
list of the most important bacterial plant pathogens. However, to our knowledge, no such list …

Many species of fungi and oomycetes are plant pathogens of great economic importance.
Over the past 7 years, the genomes of more than 30 of these filamentous plant pathogens …

Phytopathogenic bacteria, fungi, and oomycetes invade and colonize their host plants
through distinct routes. These pathogens secrete diverse groups of effector proteins that aid …

Plant Disease/January 2012 5 potato growing areas outside Mexico, suggesting that sexual
reproduction did not play a significant role in the disease cycle. Researchers have observed …

Rhizoctonia solani is a major fungal pathogen of rice (Oryza sativa L.) that causes great
yield losses in all rice-growing regions of the world. Here we report the draft genome …

The vascular wilt fungi Verticillium dahliae and V. albo-atrum infect over 200 plant species,
causing billions of dollars in annual crop losses. The characteristic wilt symptoms are a …

The corn smut Ustilago maydis establishes a biotrophic interaction with its host plant maize.
This interaction requires efficient suppression of plant immune responses, which is attributed …

Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is the world's third-largest food crop. It severely suffers from
late blight, a devastating disease caused by Phytophthora infestans. This oomycete …

The basidiomycete Ustilago maydis causes smut disease in maize, with large plant tumors
being formed as the most prominent disease symptoms. During all steps of infection, U …

Pathogens use specialized secretion systems and targeting signals to translocate effector
proteins inside host cells, a process that is essential for promoting disease and parasitism …