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 …

First described in Europe in 1777, stripe rust (SR) caused by Puccinia striiformis Westend. f.
sp. tritici Erikss (Pst) is one of the most important and destructive diseases of wheat …

Parasexuality contributes to diversity and adaptive evolution of haploid (monokaryotic) fungi.
However, non-sexual genetic exchange mechanisms are not defined in dikaryotic fungi …

Background Most animals and plants have more than one set of chromosomes and package
these haplotypes into a single nucleus within each cell. In contrast, many fungal species …

The gene-for-gene model proposed by HH Flor has been one of the fundamental precepts of
plant-pathogen interactions that has underpinned decades of research towards our current …

The plant apoplast is integral to intercellular signalling, transport and plant–pathogen
interactions. Plant pathogens deliver effectors both into the apoplast and inside host cells …

In clonally reproducing dikaryotic rust fungi, non-sexual processes such as somatic nuclear
exchange are postulated to play a role in diversity but have been difficult to detect due to the …

Biotrophic plant pathogenic fungi are widely distributed and are among the most damaging
pathogenic organisms of agriculturally important crops responsible for significant losses in …

Rust fungi (Pucciniales, Basidiomycota) are obligate biotrophic pathogens that cause rust
diseases in plants, inflicting severe damage to agricultural crops. Pucciniales possess the …

The interaction of fungal pathogens with their host requires a novel invading mechanism
and the presence of various virulence-associated components responsible for promoting the …