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 …

The interactions between fungi and plants encompass a spectrum of ecologies ranging from
saprotrophy (growth on dead plant material) through pathogenesis (growth of the fungus …

Fungi are the most important group of pathogens on plants from an economic point of view.
This results in part from the fact that fungi are extremely varied in the ways they attack plants …

Phytopathogenic fungi secrete a large arsenal of effector molecules, including
proteinaceous effectors, small RNAs, phytohormones and derivatives thereof. The …

Plant‐pathogenic fungi are a significant threat to economic and food security worldwide.
Novel protection strategies are required and therefore it is critical we understand the …

Plants are under constant attack by a vast array of pathogens. To impede their attackers they
use both broad-spectrum and pathogen-specific defence mechanisms. The arms race …

Fungal pathogens can secrete hundreds of effectors, some of which are known to promote
host susceptibility. This biological complexity, together with the lack of genetic tools in some …

Fungi interact with plants in various ways, with each interaction giving rise to different
alterations in both partners. While fungal pathogens have detrimental effects on plant …

It is evident that living organisms regulate their metabolism in order to balance the conflicting
demands of providing building blocks for synthesis and growth whilst at the same time …

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 …