Plants possess large arsenals of immune receptors capable of recognizing all pathogen
classes. To cause disease, pathogenic organisms must be able to overcome physical …

Oomycetes form a deep lineage of eukaryotic organisms that includes a large number of
plant pathogens which threaten natural and managed ecosystems. We undertook a survey …

Successful infection by pathogenic microbes requires effective acquisition of nutrients from
their hosts. Root and stem rot caused by Phytophthora sojae is one of the most important …

Fungi and oomycetes include deep and diverse lineages of eukaryotic plant pathogens. The
last 10 years have seen the sequencing of the genomes of a multitude of species of these so …

The green lineage (Viridiplantae) comprises the green algae and their descendants the land
plants, and is one of the major groups of oxygenic photosynthetic eukaryotes. Current …

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 …

Phytophthora infestans is the most destructive pathogen of potato and a model organism for
the oomycetes, a distinct lineage of fungus-like eukaryotes that are related to organisms …

Plant diseases caused by fungi and oomycetes pose an increasing threat to food security
and ecosystem health worldwide. These filamentous pathogens, while taxonomically …

Diatoms are photosynthetic secondary endosymbionts found throughout marine and
freshwater environments, and are believed to be responsible for around one-fifth of the …

ABC transporters constitute one of the largest protein families found in all living organisms.
ABC transporters are driven by ATP hydrolysis and can act as exporters as well as …