The filamentous fungus Magnaporthe oryzae causes rice blast, the most serious disease of
cultivated rice. Cellular differentiation of M. oryzae forms an infection structure called the …

▪ Abstract The blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea causes a serious disease on a wide variety
of grasses including rice, wheat, and barley. Rice blast is the most serious disease of …

The hemibiotrophic fungus Zymoseptoria tritici causes Septoria tritici blotch disease of wheat
(Triticum aestivum). Pathogen reproduction on wheat occurs without cell penetration …

Since the publication of the third edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress,
continuous discoveries in the fields of plant and crop environmental stresses and their …

Genes involved in fatty acid catabolism have undergone extensive duplication in the genus
Mycobacterium, which includes the etiologic agents of leprosy and tuberculosis. Here, we …

The opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans is both a benign gut commensal and a
frequently fatal systemic pathogen. The interaction of C. albicans with the host's innate …

The glyoxylate cycle is an anaplerotic pathway of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle that
allows growth on C2 compounds by bypassing the CO2-generating steps of the TCA cycle …

Phagocytic cells of the innate immune system, such as macrophages and neutrophils, are a
primary line of defense against microbial infections. Patients with defects in innate immunity …

Sclerotinia stem rot is an economically important disease of canola (Brassica napus) and is
caused by the fungal pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. This study evaluated the differential …

Bacterial metabolism has been studied intensively since the first observations of these
'animalcules' by Leeuwenhoek and their isolation in pure cultures by Pasteur. Metabolic …