Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) pose threats to conservation and public health. Here,
we apply the definition of EIDs used in the medical and veterinary fields to botany and …

Research in the effects of climate change on plant disease continues to be limited, but some
striking progress has been made. At the genomic level, advances in technologies for the …

The considerable economic and social impact of the oomycete genus Phytophthora is well
known. In response to evidence that all downy mildews (DMs) reside phylogenetically within …

Many fungi are pathogenic on plants and cause significant damage in agriculture and
forestry. They are also part of the natural ecosystem and may play a role in regulating plant …

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Invasive species are of great interest to evolutionary biologists and ecologists because they
represent historical examples of dramatic evolutionary and ecological change. Likewise …

Phylogenetic relationships among 50 Phytophthora species and between Phytophthora and
other oomycetes were examined on the basis of the ITS sequences of genomic rDNA …

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

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 …

Plant diseases caused by Phytophthora species will remain an ever increasing threat to
agriculture and natural ecosystems. Phytophthora literally means plant destroyer, a name …