Advances in understanding obligate biotrophy in rust fungi

C Lorrain, KC Gonçalves dos Santos… - New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Rust fungi (Pucciniales) are the largest group of plant pathogens and represent one of the
most devastating threats to agricultural crops worldwide. Despite the economic importance …

Chloroplasts and plant immunity: where are the fungal effectors?

M Kretschmer, D Damoo, A Djamei, J Kronstad - Pathogens, 2019 - mdpi.com
Chloroplasts play a central role in plant immunity through the synthesis of secondary
metabolites and defense compounds, as well as phytohormones, such as jasmonic acid and …

Identification of diverse mycoviruses through metatranscriptomics characterization of the viromes of five major fungal plant pathogens

SYL Marzano, BD Nelson, O Ajayi-Oyetunde… - Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mycoviruses can have a marked effect on natural fungal communities and influence plant
health and productivity. However, a comprehensive picture of mycoviral diversity is still …

Host adaptation and virulence in heteroecious rust fungi

S Duplessis, C Lorrain, B Petre… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Rust fungi (Pucciniales, Basidiomycota) are obligate biotrophic pathogens that cause rust
diseases in plants, inflicting severe damage to agricultural crops. Pucciniales possess the …

Major proliferation of transposable elements shaped the genome of the soybean rust pathogen Phakopsora pachyrhizi

YK Gupta, FC Marcelino-Guimarães, C Lorrain… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
With> 7000 species the order of rust fungi has a disproportionately large impact on
agriculture, horticulture, forestry and foreign ecosystems. The infectious spores are typically …

Recombination suppression and evolutionary strata around mating‐type loci in fungi: documenting patterns and understanding evolutionary and mechanistic causes

FE Hartmann, M Duhamel, F Carpentier… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Genomic regions determining sexual compatibility often display recombination suppression,
as occurs in sex chromosomes, plant self‐incompatibility loci and fungal mating‐type loci …

Genetic isolation between two recently diverged populations of a symbiotic fungus

S Branco, P Gladieux, CE Ellison, A Kuo… - Molecular …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi are an omnipresent and highly diverse group of organisms, making up a significant
part of eukaryotic diversity. Little is currently known about the drivers of fungal population …

Phylogenetics and phylogenomics of rust fungi

MC Aime, AR McTaggart, SJ Mondo, S Duplessis - Advances in genetics, 2017 - Elsevier
Rust fungi (Pucciniales) are the most speciose and the most complex group of plant
pathogens. Historically, rust taxonomy was largely influenced by host and phenotypic …

Extraordinary genome instability and widespread chromosome rearrangements during vegetative growth

M Möller, M Habig, M Freitag, EH Stukenbrock - Genetics, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The ability to rapidly adapt to changing environments is crucial for the success of pathogens
infecting plants and animals. In some eukaryotic pathogens, rapid evolution can be …

A unique life-strategy of an endophytic yeast Rhodotorula mucilaginosa JGTA-S1a comparative genomics viewpoint

D Sen, K Paul, C Saha, G Mukherjee, M Nag… - DNA …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Endophytic yeasts of genus Rhodotorula are gaining importance for their ability to improve
plant growth. The nature of their interaction with plants, however, remains unknown …