The class Dothideomycetes is one of the largest groups of fungi with a high level of
ecological diversity including many plant pathogens infecting a broad range of hosts. Here …

Dothideomycetes is the largest class of kingdom Fungi and comprises an incredible diversity
of lifestyles, many of which have evolved multiple times. Plant pathogens represent a major …

We sequenced and compared the genomes of the Dothideomycete fungal plant pathogens
Cladosporium fulvum (Cfu)(syn. Passalora fulva) and Dothistroma septosporum (Dse) that …

Abstract Background The Botryosphaeriaceae are important plant pathogens, but also have
the ability to establish asymptomatic infections that persist for extended periods in a latent …

The plant-pathogenic fungus Mycosphaerella graminicola (asexual stage: Septoria tritici)
causes septoria tritici blotch, a disease that greatly reduces the yield and quality of wheat …

Fungi and oomycetes are the causal agents of many of the world's most serious plant
diseases and are unique among the microbial pathogens in being able to breach the intact …

The eukaryotic microbes known as oomycetes are common inhabitants of terrestrial and
aquatic environments and include saprophytes and pathogens. Lifestyles of the pathogens …

Stagonospora nodorum is a major necrotrophic fungal pathogen of wheat (Triticum
aestivum) and a member of the Dothideomycetes, a large fungal taxon that includes many …

We present a comprehensive phylogeny derived from 5 genes, nucSSU, nucLSU rDNA,
TEF1, RPB1 and RPB2, for 356 isolates and 41 families (six newly described in this volume) …

The kingdom Stramenopile includes diatoms, brown algae, and oomycetes. Plant
pathogenic oomycetes, including Phytophthora, Pythium and downy mildew species, cause …