The aim of this review was to survey all fungal pathologists with an association with the
journal Molecular Plant Pathology and ask them to nominate which fungal pathogens they …

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 …

Carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) are very important to the biotech industry,
particularly the emerging biofuel industry because CAZymes are responsible for the …

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 …

Plants inhabit environments crowded with infectious microbes that pose constant threats to
their survival. Necrotrophic pathogens are notorious for their aggressive and wide-ranging …

The arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis is arguably the most ecologically important eukaryotic
symbiosis, yet it is poorly understood at the molecular level. To provide novel insights into …

Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are evolutionarily conserved proteins that
function as key signal transduction components in fungi, plants, and mammals. During …

Abstract FungiDB (http://FungiDB. org) is a functional genomic resource for pan-fungal
genomes that was developed in partnership with the Eukaryotic Pathogen Bioinformatic …

Rust fungi are obligate biotrophic pathogens that cause considerable damage on crop
plants. Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici, the causal agent of wheat stem rust, and Melampsora …

Background Protein effectors of pathogenicity are instrumental in modulating host immunity
and disease resistance. The powdery mildew pathogen of grasses Blumeria graminis …