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Oomycetes form a deep lineage of eukaryotic organisms that includes a large number of
plant pathogens which threaten natural and managed ecosystems. We undertook a survey …

We present strong evidence that pathogens play a critical role in structuring plant
communities and maintaining plant diversity. Pathogens mediate plant species coexistence …

Plant rhizosphere is the soil nearest to the plant root system where roots release large
quantity of metabolites from living root hairs or fibrous root systems. These metabolites act …

Most members of the oomycete genus Phytophthora are primary plant pathogens. Both soil-
and airborne Phytophthora species are able to survive adverse environmental conditions …

A comprehensive phylogeny representing 142 described and 43 provisionally named
Phytophthora species is reported here for this rapidly expanding genus. This phylogeny …

Draft genome sequences have been determined for the soybean pathogen Phytophthora
sojae and the sudden oak death pathogen Phytophthora ramorum. Oömycetes such as …

Native plant communities, woodlands and landscapes in the UK and across the world are
suffering from pathogens introduced by human activities. Many of these pathogens arrive on …

The oomycetes form a phylogenetically distinct group of eukaryotic microorganisms that
includes some of the most notorious pathogens of plants. Oomycetes accomplish parasitic …

Aim The assumption of equilibrium between organisms and their environment is a standard
working postulate in species distribution models (SDMs). However, this assumption is …