The interaction of pathogens with their hosts creates strong reciprocal selection pressures.
Pathogens often deploy an arsenal of small proteins called effectors that manipulate the …

Fungal species have dynamic genomes and often exhibit genomic plasticity in response to
stress. This genome plasticity often comes with phenotypic consequences that affect fitness …

Background The gene content of a species largely governs its ecological interactions and
adaptive potential. A species is therefore defined by both core genes shared between all …

The activity of transposable elements (TEs) contributes significantly to pathogen genome
evolution. TEs often destabilize genome integrity but may also confer adaptive variation in …

With> 7000 species the order of rust fungi has a disproportionately large impact on
agriculture, horticulture, forestry and foreign ecosystems. The infectious spores are typically …

Transposable elements (TEs) spread in genomes through self-copying mechanisms and are
a major cause of genome expansions. Plant pathogens have finely tuned the expression of …

Succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI) fungicides are widely used for the control of a
broad range of fungal diseases. This has been the most rapidly expanding fungicide group …

Background Retrotransposons are genetic elements inducing mutations in all domains of
life. Despite their detrimental effect, retrotransposons can become temporarily active during …

Background Studying genomic variation in rapidly evolving pathogens potentially enables
identification of genes supporting their “core biology”, being present, functional and …

Supernumerary mini-chromosomes–a unique type of genomic structural variation–have
been implicated in the emergence of virulence traits in plant pathogenic fungi. However, the …