Mechanisms and evolution of virulence in oomycetes
Many destructive diseases of plants and animals are caused by oomycetes, a group of
eukaryotic pathogens important to agricultural, ornamental, and natural ecosystems …
eukaryotic pathogens important to agricultural, ornamental, and natural ecosystems …
Bioinformatic prediction of plant–pathogenicity effector proteins of fungi
Highlights•Review of current methods in fungal plant pathogenicity effector protein
prediction.•Recent advances have been made in structural and machine learning-based …
prediction.•Recent advances have been made in structural and machine learning-based …
Discovery of dark matter fungi in aquatic ecosystems demands a reappraisal of the phylogeny and ecology of zoosporic fungi
Our knowledge of zoosporic fungal phylogeny, physiology, and ecological functions, in
particular their role in aquatic food web dynamics and biogeochemistry, is limited. The …
particular their role in aquatic food web dynamics and biogeochemistry, is limited. The …
Single nucleus genome sequencing reveals high similarity among nuclei of an endomycorrhizal fungus
Nuclei of arbuscular endomycorrhizal fungi have been described as highly diverse due to
their asexual nature and absence of a single cell stage with only one nucleus. This has …
their asexual nature and absence of a single cell stage with only one nucleus. This has …
Secretome analysis reveals effector candidates associated with broad host range necrotrophy in the fungal plant pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
K Guyon, C Balagué, D Roby, S Raffaele - BMC genomics, 2014 - Springer
Background The white mold fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a devastating necrotrophic
plant pathogen with a remarkably broad host range. The interaction of necrotrophs with their …
plant pathogen with a remarkably broad host range. The interaction of necrotrophs with their …
Widespread impact of horizontal gene transfer on plant colonization of land
J Yue, X Hu, H Sun, Y Yang, J Huang - Nature communications, 2012 - nature.com
In complex multicellular eukaryotes such as animals and plants, horizontal gene transfer is
commonly considered rare with very limited evolutionary significance. Here we show that …
commonly considered rare with very limited evolutionary significance. Here we show that …
[PDF][PDF] The amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in the hotspot of its European invasive range: past-present-future.
The salamander plague, caused by the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium
salamandrivorans (Bsal), is one of the most devastating amphibian diseases, currently …
salamandrivorans (Bsal), is one of the most devastating amphibian diseases, currently …
[HTML][HTML] The human microbiome: a hot spot of microbial horizontal gene transfer
The human body harbors numerous microbes, and here exists a close relationship between
microbes and human health. The Human Microbiome Project has generated whole genome …
microbes and human health. The Human Microbiome Project has generated whole genome …
RiCRN1, a Crinkler Effector From the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Rhizophagus irregularis, Functions in Arbuscule Development
S Voß, R Betz, S Heidt, N Corradi… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis is one of the most prominent and beneficial plant–
microbe interactions that facilitates mineral nutrition and confers tolerance to biotic and …
microbe interactions that facilitates mineral nutrition and confers tolerance to biotic and …
Genomic innovations linked to infection strategies across emerging pathogenic chytrid fungi
RA Farrer, A Martel, E Verbrugghe, A Abouelleil… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
To understand the evolutionary pathways that lead to emerging infections of vertebrates,
here we explore the genomic innovations that allow free-living chytrid fungi to adapt to and …
here we explore the genomic innovations that allow free-living chytrid fungi to adapt to and …