The rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae, causes one of the most destructive diseases of
cultivated rice in the world. Infections caused by this recalcitrant pathogen lead to the annual …

Magnaporthe oryzae is the causal agent of rice blast disease, the most widespread and
serious disease of cultivated rice. Live cell imaging and quantitative 4D image analysis have …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are plant root symbionts that continuously carry
thousands of nuclei in their spores and hyphae. This unique cellular biology raises …

Insect pathogenic fungi, also known as entomopathogenic fungi, are one of the largest
insect pathogenic microorganism communities, represented by Beauveria spp. and …

Rice is a staple crop feeding more than 50% of the world's population and, its sustainable
production is crucial to the global food security. However, blast disease caused by the …

To cause the devastating rice blast disease, the hemibiotrophic fungus Magnaporthe oryzae
produces invasive hyphae (IH) that are enclosed in a plant-derived interfacial membrane …

Background To cause an economically important blast disease on rice, the filamentous
fungus Magnaporthe oryzae forms a specialized infection structure, called an appressorium …

Background Cellulose is an organic carbon source that can be used as a sustainable
alternative for energy, materials, and chemicals. However, the substantial challenge of …

The soil-borne vascular fungus Verticillium dahliae infects hundreds of dicotyledonous
plants, causing severe wilt diseases. During the initial colonization, V. dahliae develops a …

The outer kinetochore DASH complex (also known as the Dam1 complex) ensures proper
spindle structure and chromosome segregation. While DASH complex protein requirement …