Phytophthora species are notorious pathogens of several economically important crop
plants. Several general elicitors, commonly referred to as Pathogen-Associated Molecular …

The oomycetes are a class of ubiquitous, filamentous microorganisms that include some of
the biggest threats to global food security and natural ecosystems. Within the oomycete …

Oomycete and fungal pathogens, mainly Phytophthora and Fusarium species, are notorious
causal agents of huge economic losses and environmental damages. For instance …

The Phytophthora genus includes some of the most devastating plant pathogens. Here we
report draft genome sequences for three ubiquitous Phytophthora species—Phytophthora …

Phytopathogenic oomycetes are known to successfully infect their hosts due to their ability to
secrete effector proteins. Of interest to many researchers are effectors with the N-terminal …

Water pollution with contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) is widespread in water
bodies due to the low effectiveness of industrial and urban wastewater treatment systems. In …

Numerous pathogenic or parasitic organisms attack plant roots to obtain nutrients, and the
apoplast including the plant cell wall is where the plant cell meets such organisms. Root …

To successfully colonize the host, phytopathogens have developed a large repertoire of
components to both combat the host plant defense mechanisms and to survive in adverse …

This investigation characterizes an acyltransferase enzyme responsible for the pathogenicity
of Phytophthora melonis. The protein was characterized in vitro for its physicochemical …

Plant secretomics has been especially important in understanding the molecular basis of
plant development, stress resistance and biomarker discovery. In addition to sharing a …