Necrotrophic plant pathogens have received an increasing amount of attention over the past
decade. Initially considered to invade their hosts in a rather unsophisticated manner …

In the era of functional genomics, the need for tools to perform large-scale targeted and
random mutagenesis is increasing. A potential tool is Agrobacterium-mediated fungal …

SUMMARY Introduction: Botrytis cinerea (teleomorph: Botryotinia fuckeliana) is an airborne
plant pathogen with a necrotrophic lifestyle attacking over 200 crop hosts worldwide …

SUMMARY Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary is a necrotrophic fungal pathogen causing
disease in a wide range of plants. This review summarizes current knowledge of …

The study of gene function in filamentous fungi is a field of research that has made great
advances in very recent years. A number of transformation and gene manipulation strategies …

Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a phytopathogenic bacterium that induces the 'crown
gall'disease in plants by transfer and integration of a segment of its tumor-inducing (Ti) …

Methyl jasmonate (MeJA), a natural phytohormone, played a critical role not only in plant
growth but also in plant defense response to biotic and abiotic stresses. MYC2, a basic helix …

The use of microorganisms in industry has enabled the (over) production of various
compounds (eg, primary and secondary metabolites, proteins and enzymes) that are …

Zearalenones are produced by several Fusarium species and can cause reproductive
problems in animals. Some aurofusarin mutants of Fusarium pseudograminearum produce …

The phytopathogenic bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens is the causative agent of crown
gall disease on a broad range of plant species. For more than a century this pathogen has …