Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a pathogenic fungus that infects hundreds of plant species,
including many of the world's most important crops. Key features of S. sclerotiorum include …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

Cross-kingdom small RNA trafficking between hosts and microbes modulates gene
expression in the interacting partners during infection. However, whether other RNAs are …

Botrytis is one of the oldest, most well studied, and most economically important fungal taxa.
Nonetheless, many species in this genus have remained obscured for nearly 300 years …

Saponins are plant secondary metabolites comprising glycosylated triterpenoids, steroids or
steroidal alkaloids with a broad spectrum of toxicity to microbial pathogens and pest …

Inspired by commercially established fluxapyroxad as the lead compound of novel efficient
antifungal ingredients, novel pyrazole carboxylate derivatives containing a flexible thiazole …

Monilinia species are among the most devastating fungi worldwide as they cause brown rot
and blossom blight on fruit trees. To understand the molecular bases of their pathogenic …

Infections by the fungus Monilinia laxa, the main cause of brown rot in Europe, result in
considerable losses of stone fruit. Herein, we present a comprehensive transcriptomic …

Brown rot is the most economically important fungal disease of stone fruits and is primarily
caused by Monilinia laxa and Monlinia fructicola. Both species co-occur in European …

Background Antagonistic co-evolution can drive rapid adaptation in pathogens and shape
genome architecture. Comparative genome analyses of several fungal pathogens revealed …