Biologically active secondary metabolites from the fungi

GF Bills, JB Gloer - Microbiology spectrum, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Many Fungi have a well-developed secondary metabolism. The diversity of fungal species
and the diversification of biosynthetic gene clusters underscores a nearly limitless potential …

Unearthing the roots of ectomycorrhizal symbioses

F Martin, A Kohler, C Murat… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
During the diversification of Fungi and the rise of conifer-dominated and angiosperm-
dominated forests, mutualistic symbioses developed between certain trees and …

Sebacinales–one thousand and one interactions with land plants

M Weiß, F Waller, A Zuccaro, MA Selosse - New Phytologist, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Root endophytism and mycorrhizal associations are complex derived traits in fungi that
shape plant physiology. Sebacinales (Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota) display highly …

[HTML][HTML] The coffee leaf rust pathogen Hemileia vastatrix: one and a half centuries around the tropics

P Talhinhas, D Batista, I Diniz, A Vieira… - Molecular plant …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
SUMMARY Taxonomy and History: Hemileia vastatrix Berk. and Broome (Basidiomycota,
Pucciniales) was described in 1869 in eastern Africa and Ceylon as the agent of coffee leaf …

[HTML][HTML] Synthetic plant defense elicitors

Y Bektas, T Eulgem - Frontiers in plant science, 2015 - frontiersin.org
To defend themselves against invading pathogens plants utilize a complex regulatory
network that coordinates extensive transcriptional and metabolic reprogramming. Although …

[HTML][HTML] The genome and life-stage specific transcriptomes of Globodera pallidaelucidate key aspects of plant parasitism by a cyst nematode

JA Cotton, CJ Lilley, LM Jones, T Kikuchi, AJ Reid… - Genome biology, 2014 - Springer
Background Globodera pallida is a devastating pathogen of potato crops, making it one of
the most economically important plant parasitic nematodes. It is also an important model for …

Advances in understanding obligate biotrophy in rust fungi

C Lorrain, KC Gonçalves dos Santos… - New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Comparative genomics of Rhizophagus irregularis, R. cerebriforme, R. diaphanus and Gigaspora rosea highlights specific genetic features in Glomeromycotina

E Morin, S Miyauchi, H San Clemente… - New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Glomeromycotina is a lineage of early diverging fungi that establish arbuscular mycorrhizal
(AM) symbiosis with land plants. Despite their major ecological role, the genetic basis of …

[HTML][HTML] High genome heterozygosity and endemic genetic recombination in the wheat stripe rust fungus

W Zheng, L Huang, J Huang, X Wang, X Chen… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is one of the most destructive
diseases of wheat. Here we report a 110-Mb draft sequence of Pst isolate CY32, obtained …

[HTML][HTML] The lichen symbiosis re-viewed through the genomes of Cladonia grayi and its algal partner Asterochloris glomerata

D Armaleo, O Müller, F Lutzoni, ÓS Andrésson, G Blanc… - BMC genomics, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Lichens, encompassing 20,000 known species, are symbioses
between specialized fungi (mycobionts), mostly ascomycetes, and unicellular green algae or …