Over the past 80 years, tilapia have been translocated globally for aquaculture; active
production is recorded in> 124 countries. Of 7 million tonnes of tilapia produced in …

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) constitute an enigmatic class of enzymes,
the discovery of which has opened up a new arena of riveting research. LPMOs can …

The oomycete Phytophthora infestans is a damaging crop pathogen and a model organism
to study plant-pathogen interactions. We report the discovery of a family of copper …

The presence of viruses that spread to both plant and fungal populations in nature has
posed intriguingly scientific question. We found a negative-strand RNA virus related to …

Due to their biotechnological relevance as well as their importance as disease agents,
filamentous fungi and oomycetes have been prime candidates for genetic selection and in …

Plant cell walls are a critical site where plants and pathogens continuously struggle for
physiological dominance. Here we show that dynamic remodeling of pectin …

Concrete is the most used construction material worldwide due to its abundant availability
and inherent ease of manufacturing and application. However, the material bears several …

Emerging infections caused by fungi have become a widely recognized global
phenomenon. Their notoriety stems from their causing plagues and famines, driving species …

Phoma is the most widely distributed and omnipresent genus of the order Pleosporales and
the largest genus with some 3,000 taxa described so far. Of these, approximately 110 …

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 …