Plant pathogenic fungi cause important yield losses in crops. In order to develop efficient
and environmental friendly crop protection strategies, molecular studies of the fungal …

The interaction of fungal pathogens with their host requires a novel invading mechanism
and the presence of various virulence-associated components responsible for promoting the …

Phytopathogens secrete effector proteins to manipulate their hosts for effective colonization.
Hemibiotrophic fungi must maintain host viability during initial biotrophic growth and elicit …

Background Protein effectors of pathogenicity are instrumental in modulating host immunity
and disease resistance. The powdery mildew pathogen of grasses Blumeria graminis …

Obligate biotrophic pathogens of plants must circumvent or counteract defenses to
guarantee accommodation inside the host. To do so, they secrete a variety of effectors that …

Background Powdery mildew and rust fungi are widespread, serious pathogens that depend
on developing haustoria in the living plant cells. Haustoria are separated from the host …

Powdery mildew fungi represent a paradigm for obligate biotrophic parasites, which only
propagate in long-lasting intimate interactions with living host cells. These highly specialized …

Biotrophy is a pervasive trait that evolved independently in plant pathogenic fungi and
oomycetes. Comparative genomics of the first sequenced biotrophic pathogens highlight …

Colonization of barley roots with the basidiomycete fungus Piriformospora indica
(Sebacinales) induces systemic resistance against the biotrophic leaf pathogen Blumeria …

Powdery mildew is one of the most important fungal pathogen diseases. The genome of
barley mildew fungus, Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei (Bgh), encodes a large number of …