Plant pathogenic viruses, bacteria, fungi and oomycetes cause destructive diseases in
natural habitats and agricultural settings, thereby threatening plant biodiversity and global …

Plant pathogens are one of the main factors hindering the breeding of cash crops.
Pathogens, including oomycetes, fungus, and bacteria, secrete effectors as invasion …

The rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae causes a devastating disease that threatens
global rice (Oryza sativa) production. Despite intense study, the biology of plant tissue …

Rice is a global food grain crop for more than one-third of the human population and a
source for food and nutritional security. Rice production is subjected to various stresses; …

Many plant pathogenic fungi have the capacity to infect their plant hosts using specialised
cells called appressoria. These structures act as a gateway between the fungus and host …

Structural biology has the potential to illuminate the evolution of pathogen effectors and their
commonalities that cannot be readily detected at the primary sequence level. Recent …

Fungal pathogens can secrete hundreds of effectors, some of which are known to promote
host susceptibility. This biological complexity, together with the lack of genetic tools in some …

Magnaporthe oryzae is the causal agent of rice blast disease, the most widespread and
serious disease of cultivated rice. Live cell imaging and quantitative 4D image analysis have …

Phytopathogenic fungi secrete a large arsenal of effector molecules, including
proteinaceous effectors, small RNAs, phytohormones and derivatives thereof. The …

Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most devastating pathogenic fungi that affects a wide
range of cereal plants, especially rice. Rice blast disease causes substantial economic …