The powdery mildew fungi (Erysiphaceae) are globally distributed plant pathogens with a
range of more than 10,000 plant hosts. In this review, we discuss the long‐and short‐term …

Organisms exhibit extensive variation in ecological niche breadth, from very narrow
(specialists) to very broad (generalists). Two general paradigms have been proposed to …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

Soybean rust (SBR), caused by the obligate biotrophic fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi, is a
devastating foliar disease threatening soybean production. To date, no commercial cultivars …

Background Wheat stem rust, caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt), is an important
disease of barley and wheat. A diverse sexual Pgt population from the Pacific Northwest …

Transposable elements (TEs) are key drivers of genomic variation contributing to recent
adaptation in most species. Yet, the evolutionary origins and insertion dynamics within …

Rust fungi cause significant damage to wheat production worldwide. In order to mitigate
disease impact and improve food security via durable resistance, it is important to …

Rosellinia necatrix is a prevalent soil-borne plant-pathogenic fungus that is the causal agent
of white root rot disease in a broad range of host plants. The limited availability of genomic …

Permanent heterozygous loci, such as sex-or mating-compatibility regions, often display
suppression of recombination and signals of genomic degeneration. In Basidiomycota, two …

The poplar rust fungus Melampsora larici-populina is part of one of the most devastating
group of fungi (Pucciniales) and causes important economic losses to the poplar industry …