Because of the need to provide food for the growing population, agricultural activity is faced
with the huge challenge of counteracting the negative effects generated by adverse …

The wall gives a Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell its osmotic integrity; defines cell shape
during budding growth, mating, sporulation, and pseudohypha formation; and presents …

The ascomycete fungus Beauveria bassiana is a pathogen of hundreds of insect species
and is commercially produced as an environmentally friendly mycoinsecticide. We …

Colletotrichum fructicola causes a broad range of plant diseases worldwide and secretes
many candidate proteinous effectors during infection, but it remains largely unknown …

The filamentous fungus Magnaporthe oryzae causes rice blast, the most serious disease of
cultivated rice. Cellular differentiation of M. oryzae forms an infection structure called the …

Magnaporthe grisea is the most destructive pathogen of rice worldwide and the principal
model organism for elucidating the molecular basis of fungal disease of plants. Here, we …

Mycorrhizal symbioses—the union of roots and soil fungi—are universal in terrestrial
ecosystems and may have been fundamental to land colonization by plants,. Boreal …

The vascular wilt fungi Verticillium dahliae and V. albo-atrum infect over 200 plant species,
causing billions of dollars in annual crop losses. The characteristic wilt symptoms are a …

Iron is the most abundant transition metal in the human body and its bioavailability is
stringently controlled. In particular, iron is tightly bound to host proteins such as transferrin to …

Trichoderma species are opportunistic fungi residing primarily in soil, tree bark and on wild
mushrooms. Trichoderma is capable of killing other fungi and penetrating plant roots, and is …