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 …

SUMMARY Pseudoperonospora cubensis [(Berkeley & MA Curtis) Rostovzev], the causal
agent of cucurbit downy mildew, is responsible for devastating losses worldwide of …

In response to pathogen attack, plant cells secrete antimicrobial molecules at the site of
infection. However, how plant pathogens interfere with defense-related focal secretion …

The fungus Venturia inaequalis infects members of the Maloideae, and causes the disease
apple scab, the most important disease of apple worldwide. The early elucidation of the …

Phytopathogens deliver effector proteins inside host plant cells to promote infection. These
proteins can also be sensed by the plant immune system, leading to restriction of pathogen …

Background The filamentous oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora infestans causes late
blight, an economically important disease, on members of the nightshade family …

A detailed molecular understanding of how oomycete plant pathogens evade disease
resistance is essential to inform the deployment of durable resistance (R) genes.• Map …

Biotrophic filamentous plant pathogens frequently establish intimate contact with host cells
through intracellular feeding structures called haustoria. To form and maintain these …

Melampsora larici-populina is responsible for poplar leaf rust disease and causes severe
epidemics in poplar plantations in Europe. The poplar rust genome has been recently …

Plants have biochemical defences against stresses from predators, parasites and
pathogens. In this review we discuss the interaction of plant defences with microbial …