The wheat pathogen Stagonospora nodorum produces multiple necrotrophic effectors (also
called host-selective toxins) that promote disease by interacting with corresponding host …

The necrotrophic fungus Stagonospora nodorum produces multiple proteinaceous host-selective
toxins (HSTs) which act in effector triggered susceptibility. Here, we report the …

Comparative analyses of pathogen genomes provide new insights into how pathogens
have evolved common and divergent virulence strategies to invade related plant species. …

Bipolaris sorokiniana is the causal agent of multiple diseases on wheat and barley and is the
primary constraint to cereal production throughout South Asia. Despite its significance, the …

Human activity impacts the evolutionary trajectories of many species worldwide. Global
trade of agricultural goods contributes to the dispersal of pathogens reshaping their genetic …

The growth of microorganisms in planta is often categorized based on their methods of
nutrient acquisition and the physical appearance of symptoms on the host. For example, …

In this article, we describe the presence of genes encoding close homologues of an endogenous
plant peptide, rapid alkalinization factor (RALF), within the genomes of 26 species of …

Population genetic and phylogenetic studies have shown that Phaeosphaeria nodorum is a
member of a species complex that probably shares its center of origin with wheat (Triticum …

Most known examples of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) between eukaryotes are ancient.
These events are identified primarily using phylogenetic methods on coding regions alone. …

The necrotrophic fungal pathogen Cochliobolus victoriae produces victorin, a host-selective
toxin (HST) essential for pathogenicity to certain oat cultivars with resistance against crown …