Dothistroma needle blight (DNB) caused by Dothistroma septosporum and Dothistroma pini
is a damaging disease of pine in many countries. The disease led to the abandonment of …

Many fungi can live both saprophytically and as endophyte or pathogen inside a living plant.
In both environments, complex organic polymers are used as sources of nutrients …

Background Scab, caused by the biotrophic fungus Venturia inaequalis, is the most
economically important disease of apples worldwide. During infection, V. inaequalis …

Lecanosticta acicola causes brown spot needle blight (BSNB) of Pinus species. The
pathogen occurs mostly in the Northern Hemisphere but has also been reported in Central …

Tomato leaf mold disease is caused by the biotrophic fungus Cladosporium fulvum. During
infection, C. fulvum produces extracellular small secreted protein (SSP) effectors that …

To facilitate infection, pathogens deploy a plethora of effectors to suppress basal host
immunity induced by exogenous microbe‐associated or endogenous damage‐associated …

Fusarium wilt is one of the major biotic stresses reducing chickpea productivity. The use of
wilt-resistant cultivars is the most appropriate means to combat the disease and secure …

Forests are under threat from pests, pathogens, and changing climate. A major forest
pathogen worldwide is the hemibiotroph Dothistroma septosporum, which causes …

Dothistroma septosporum (Ds) and Fulvia fulva (Ff; previously called Cladosporium fulvum)
are two closely related Dothideomycete fungal species that cause Dothistroma needle blight …

The range of hosts that parasites can infect is a key determinant of the emergence and
spread of disease. Yet, the impact of host range variation on the evolution of parasite …