Main conclusion The review provides information on the mechanisms underlying the
development of spontaneous and pathogen-induced tumors in higher plants. The activation …

Interactions between various microbial pathogens including viruses, bacteria, fungi,
oomycetes, and their plant hosts have traditionally been the focus of phytopathology. In …

As a soilborne protist pathogen, Plasmodiophora brassicae causes the devastating clubroot
disease on Brassicaceae crops worldwide. Due to its intracellular obligate biotrophic nature …

Clubroot caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae is one of the most important diseases in
cruciferous crops. The recognition of P. brassicae by host plants is thought to occur at the …

Purpose The application of fungicides is one of the main strategies to prevent clubroot
disease. Currently, numerous studies focus on changes in the soil microbial community at …

Plants have a sophisticated and multilayered immune system. However, plant pathogens,
helped by effector proteins, have found several strategies to evade plant immunity. For …

The molecular interactions between Polymyxa betae, the protist vector of sugar beet viruses,
beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV), the causal agent of rhizomania, and Beta vulgaris …

The Plasmodiophorida (Phytomyxea, Rhizaria) are a group of protists that infect plants. Of
this group, Spongospora subterranea causes major problems for the potato industry by …

The phylum Cercozoa consists of a diverse assemblage of amoeboid and flagellated protists
that forms a major component of the supergroup, Rhizaria. However, despite its size and …

Clubroot, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, is a soilborne disease that occurs in
cruciferous crops worldwide. P. brassicae usually exists as a mixture of several pathotypes …