Oxalate production by fungi: significance in geomycology, biodeterioration and bioremediation

GM Gadd, J Bahri-Esfahani, Q Li, YJ Rhee, Z Wei… - Fungal Biology …, 2014 - Elsevier
Oxalate is a key metabolite that plays a significant role in many metal and mineral
transformations mediated by fungi. Metal and mineral transformations are central to …

Mechanisms of Broad Host Range Necrotrophic Pathogenesis in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

X Liang, JA Rollins - Phytopathology, 2018 - Am Phytopath Society
Among necrotrophic fungi, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is remarkable for its extremely broad host
range and for its aggressive host tissue colonization. With full genome sequencing …

Genome, transcriptome, and secretome analysis of wood decay fungus Postia placenta supports unique mechanisms of lignocellulose conversion

D Martinez, J Challacombe… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Brown-rot fungi such as Postia placenta are common inhabitants of forest ecosystems and
are also largely responsible for the destructive decay of wooden structures. Rapid …

Brown-rot fungal degradation of wood: our evolving view

B Goodell - 2003 - ACS Publications
This overview focuses on fungal attack and degradation of wood by the brown rot fungi.
These fungi are perhaps the most important agents involved in the degradation of wood …

Organic acid, a virulence factor for pathogenic fungi, causing postharvest decay in fruits

W Jiao, X Liu, Y Li, B Li, Y Du, Z Zhang… - Molecular plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Decay due to fungal infection is a major cause of postharvest losses in fruits. Acidic fungi
may enhance their virulence by locally reducing the pH of the host. Several devastating …

[HTML][HTML] Oxalic acid: A blooming organic acid for postharvest quality preservation of fresh fruit and vegetables

MU Hasan, Z Singh, HMS Shah, J Kaur… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Oxalic acid (OA) is a unique organic acid that commonly occurs in plants with distinct
functions in modulating metabolic processes. To date, the role of OA has primarily been …

Oxaloacetate acetylhydrolase gene mutants of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum do not accumulate oxalic acid, but do produce limited lesions on host plants

X Liang, D Liberti, M Li, YT Kim… - Molecular plant …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The oxaloacetate acetylhydrolase (OAH, EC 3.7. 1.1)‐encoding gene S s‐oah1 was cloned
and functionally characterized from S clerotinia sclerotiorum. S s‐oah1 transcript …

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum: An Evaluation of Virulence Theories

L Xu, G Li, D Jiang, W Chen - Annual Review of Phytopathology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Oxalic acid production in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum has long been associated with virulence.
Research involving UV-induced, genetically undefined mutants that concomitantly lost …

A membrane protein of the rice pathogen Burkholderia glumae required for oxalic acid secretion and quorum sensing

A Iqbal, G Nwokocha, V Tiwari… - Molecular Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial panicle blight is caused by Burkholderia glumae and results in damage to rice
crops worldwide. Virulence of B. glumae requires quorum sensing (QS)‐dependent …

Comparative Metabolic Response between Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and Corn (Zea mays) to a Cu(OH)2 Nanopesticide

L Zhao, Y Huang, AA Keller - Journal of agricultural and food …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Due to their unique properties, copper-based nanopesticides are emerging in the market.
Thus, understanding their effect on crop plants is very important. Metabolomics can capture …