Plants can be colonized by fungi that have adopted highly diverse lifestyles, ranging from
symbiotic to necrotrophic. Colonization is governed in all systems by hundreds of secreted …

Fungi have developed a plethora of strategies to colonize plants, and these interactions
result in a broad spectrum of outcomes ranging from beneficial interactions to death of the …

Maize smut caused by the fungus Ustilago maydis is a widespread disease characterized by
the development of large plant tumours. U. maydis is a biotrophic pathogen that requires …

The maize smut fungus Ustilago maydis is a model organism for elucidating host
colonization strategies of biotrophic fungi. Here, we performed an in depth transcriptional …

Biotrophic fungal plant pathogens establish an intimate relationship with their host to support
the infection process. Central to this strategy is the secretion of a range of protein effectors …

The corn smut Ustilago maydis establishes a biotrophic interaction with its host plant maize.
This interaction requires efficient suppression of plant immune responses, which is attributed …

The Ustilago maydis–maize pathosystem has emerged as the current model for plant
pathogenic basidiomycetes and as one of the few models for a true biotrophic interaction …

The fungal pathogen Ustilago maydis establishes a biotrophic relationship with its host plant
maize (Zea mays). Hallmarks of the disease are large plant tumours in which fungal …

The basidiomycete Ustilago maydis causes smut disease in maize. Colonization of the host
plant is initiated by direct penetration of cuticle and cell wall of maize epidermis cells. The …

Microbial plant pathogens have evolved a variety of strategies to enter plant hosts and
cause disease. In particular, biotrophic pathogens, which parasitize living plant tissue …