Rust fungi in Pucciniales have caused destructive plant epidemics, have become more
aggressive with new virulence, rapidly adapt to new environments, and continually threaten …

Plant biotrophic pathogens employ secreted molecules, called effectors, to suppress the
host immune system and redirect the host's metabolism and development in their favour …

In plants, the antagonism between growth and defense is hardwired by hormonal signaling.
The perception of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) from invading …

The production of mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs) has been reported on different smut
fungi. These biomolecules possess four typical conformations to which key commercially …

Fusarium circinatum is an important global pathogen of pine trees. Genome plasticity has
been observed in different isolates of the fungus, but no genome comparisons are available …

Sposisorium reilianum is the causal agent of corn ear smut disease. Eleven genes have
been identified in its genome that code for enzymes that could constitute its hemicellulosic …

Corn head smut fungus Sporisorium reilianum f. sp. zeae is a biotrophic pathogen belonging
to the class of basidiomycetes. Under field conditions, it infects maize (Zea mays L.) still in …

Setosphaeria turcica f. sp. zeae and S. turcica f. sp. sorghi, the two formae speciales of S.
turcica, cause northern leaf blight disease of corn and sorghum, respectively, and often …

Asian soybean rust, caused by Phakopsora pachyrhizi, is one of the world's most
economically damaging agricultural diseases. Despite P. pachyrhizi's impact, the …

Coffee leaf rust is the most damaging disease for coffee cultivation around the world. It is
caused by a fungal pathogen, Hemileia vastatrix (Hva), belonging to the phylum …