Abstract Sugars Will Eventually be Exported Transporters (SWEETs) have important roles in
numerous physiological mechanisms where sugar efflux is critical, including phloem …

Botryosphaeria dothidea is the type species of Botryosphaeria (Botryosphaeriaceae,
Botryosphaeriales). Fungi residing in this order are amongst the most widespread and …

Plant diseases are among the major causes of crop yield losses around the world. To confer
disease resistance, conventional breeding relies on the deployment of single resistance (R) …

Ninety percent of lignocellulose-degrading fungi contain genes encoding lytic
polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs). These enzymes catalyze the initial oxidative …

Fungi are often inconspicuous in nature and this means it is all too easy to overlook their
importance. Often referred to as the “Forgotten Kingdom”, fungi are key components of life …

Theobroma cacao, the source of chocolate, is affected by destructive diseases wherever it is
grown. Some diseases are endemic; however, as cacao was disseminated from the Amazon …

Summary Taxonomy: Moniliophthora roreri (Cif.) HC Evans et al.; Phylum Basidiomycota;
Class Agaricomycetes; Order Agaricales; Family Marasmiaceae; Genus Moniliophthora …

Significant scientific advances to elucidate the Moniliophthora perniciosa pathosystem have
been achieved in recent years, but the molecular biology of this pathogen-host interaction is …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key regulators of gene expression that post-transcriptionally
regulate transcription factors involved in plant physiological activities. Little is known about …

Highlights•A broad spectrum of fungal and oomycete mechanisms facilitate disease
development.•Biotrophic interfaces contain complex sets of components to evade host plant …