Moniliophthora perniciosa (= Crinipellis perniciosa) causes one of the three main fungal
diseases of Theobroma cacao (cacao), the source of chocolate. This pathogen causes …

Significant scientific advances to elucidate the Moniliophthora perniciosa pathosystem have
been achieved in recent years, but the molecular biology of this pathogen-host interaction is …

Abstract Background The basidiomycete fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa is the causal
agent of Witches' Broom Disease (WBD) in cacao (Theobroma cacao). It is a hemibiotrophic …

La moniliasis es una enfermedad fúngica que ataca el cultivo de cacao, causada por el
basidiomycete Moniliophthora roreri. Está presente en la mayoría de los países …

Mushroom-forming fungi in the order Agaricales represent an independent origin of
bioluminescence in the tree of life; yet the diversity, evolutionary history, and timing of the …

Witches' broom caused by Moniliophthora perniciosa is the main disease of cacao
(Theobroma cacao) in Brazil. The fungus is known to occur on other host families and these …

The hemibiotrophic basidiomycete Moniliophthora perniciosa causes witches' broom
disease of Theobroma cacao. Analysis of the M. perniciosa draft genome led to the …

Abstract Background The hemibiotrophic pathogens Moniliophthora perniciosa (witches'
broom disease) and Moniliophthora roreri (frosty pod rot disease) are among the most …

We present here the sequence of the mitochondrial genome of the basidiomycete
phytopathogenic hemibiotrophic fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa, causal agent of the …

Background and Aims Witches' broom disease is caused by the hemibiotrophic
basidiomycete Moniliophthora perniciosa, and is one of the most important diseases of …