Many species of fungi and oomycetes are plant pathogens of great economic importance.
Over the past 7 years, the genomes of more than 30 of these filamentous plant pathogens …

Cellulose is the most abundant biological compound on Earth and while it is the
predominant building constituent of plants, it is also a key extracellular matrix component in …

The world potato is facing major economic losses due to disease pressure and
environmental concerns regarding pesticides use. This work aims at addressing these two …

Background Pythium ultimum is a ubiquitous oomycete plant pathogen responsible for a
variety of diseases on a broad range of crop and ornamental species. Results The P …

Recent discoveries regarding small RNAs and the mechanisms of gene silencing are
providing new opportunities to explore fungal pathogen–host interactions and potential …

Phytophthora infestans is an oomycete that causes severe damage to potato, and is well
known for its ability to evolve rapidly in order to overcome resistant potato varieties. An RNA …

Plant pathogenic fungi are the largest group of disease-causing agents on crop plants and
represent a persistent and significant threat to agriculture worldwide. Conventional …

Late blight caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans is considered to be one of the
most severe diseases of potato and tomato worldwide. Whilst current synthetic fungicides …

As social micropredators, myxobacteria are studied for their abilities to prey on bacteria and
fungi. However, their predation of oomycetes has received little attention. Here, we show that …

An understanding of the cell biology underlying the burgeoning molecular genetic and
genomic knowledge of oomycete pathogenicity is essential to gain the full context of how …