Microbial evolution and transitions along the parasite–mutualist continuum
Virtually all plants and animals, including humans, are home to symbiotic microorganisms.
Symbiotic interactions can be neutral, harmful or have beneficial effects on the host …
Symbiotic interactions can be neutral, harmful or have beneficial effects on the host …
Determinants of endophytic and pathogenic lifestyle in root colonizing fungi
Plant–fungal interactions in the soil crucially impact crop productivity and can range from
highly beneficial to detrimental. Accumulating evidence suggests that some root-colonizing …
highly beneficial to detrimental. Accumulating evidence suggests that some root-colonizing …
Cell-type-specific responses to fungal infection in plants revealed by single-cell transcriptomics
Pathogen infection is a dynamic process. Here, we employ single-cell transcriptomics to
investigate plant response heterogeneity. By generating an Arabidopsis thaliana leaf atlas …
investigate plant response heterogeneity. By generating an Arabidopsis thaliana leaf atlas …
Meta-analysis of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) based on comparative evolutionary genomics and reverse ecology
Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) strains are bacteria that colonize plant
xylem tissue and cause vascular wilt diseases. However, individual strains vary in host …
xylem tissue and cause vascular wilt diseases. However, individual strains vary in host …
Bacterial vector-borne plant diseases: unanswered questions and future directions
W Huang, P Reyes-Caldas, M Mann, S Seifbarghi… - Molecular plant, 2020 - cell.com
Vector-borne plant diseases have significant ecological and economic impacts, affecting
farm profitability and forest composition throughout the world. Bacterial vector-borne …
farm profitability and forest composition throughout the world. Bacterial vector-borne …
An MKP-MAPK protein phosphorylation cascade controls vascular immunity in plants
H Lin, M Wang, Y Chen, K Nomura, S Hui, J Gui… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Global crop production is greatly reduced by vascular diseases. These diseases include
bacterial blight of rice and crucifer black rot caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae …
bacterial blight of rice and crucifer black rot caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae …
Hydathode immunity protects the Arabidopsis leaf vasculature against colonization by bacterial pathogens
Plants prevent disease by passively and actively protecting potential entry routes against
invading microbes. For example, the plant immune system actively guards roots, wounds …
invading microbes. For example, the plant immune system actively guards roots, wounds …
[HTML][HTML] Plant and microbial features governing an endophytic lifestyle
K Wippel - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Beneficial microorganisms colonizing internal plant tissues, the endophytes, support their
host through plant growth promotion, pathogen protection, and abiotic stress alleviation …
host through plant growth promotion, pathogen protection, and abiotic stress alleviation …
The ETS-ETI cycle: evolutionary processes and metapopulation dynamics driving the diversification of pathogen effectors and host immune factors
A Martel, T Ruiz-Bedoya, C Breit-McNally… - Current Opinion in Plant …, 2021 - Elsevier
The natural diversity of pathogen effectors and host immune components represents a
snapshot of the underlying evolutionary processes driving the host-pathogen arms race. In …
snapshot of the underlying evolutionary processes driving the host-pathogen arms race. In …
Pathogen adaptation to the xylem environment
A group of aggressive pathogens have evolved to colonize the plant xylem. In this vascular
tissue, where water and nutrients are transported from the roots to the rest of the plant …
tissue, where water and nutrients are transported from the roots to the rest of the plant …