To confer resistance against pathogens and pests in plants, typically dominant resistance
genes are deployed. However, because resistance is based on recognition of a single …

Loss-of-function mutations of one or more of the appropriate Mildew resistance locus o (Mlo)
genes are an apparently reliable “weapon” to protect plants from infection by powdery …

Fusarium head blight (FHB) and Fusarium seedling blight (FSB) of wheat, caused by
Fusarium pathogens, are devastating diseases worldwide. We report the expression of RNA …

Barley stripe mosaic virus (BSMV) is a single-stranded RNA virus with three genome
components designated alpha, beta, and gamma. BSMV vectors have previously been …

Plant pathogens can be divided into biotrophs and necrotrophs according to their different
life styles; biotrophs prefer living, while necrotrophs prefer dead cells for nutritional …

Obligate biotrophic pathogens of plants must circumvent or counteract defenses to
guarantee accommodation inside the host. To do so, they secrete a variety of effectors that …

The secreted fungal effector Pep1 is essential for penetration of the host epidermis and
establishment of biotrophy in the Ustilago maydis–maize pathosystem. Previously, Pep1 …

Ustilago maydis is a biotrophic pathogen causing maize (Zea mays) smut disease.
Transcriptome profiling of infected maize plants indicated that a gene encoding a putative …

Wheat is an important cereal food crop providing key nutrients to humankind. Rusts are the
most destructive pathogens of cereal crops, with the exception of rice, across the world and …

Little is known about the function of host factors involved in disease susceptibility. The barley
(Hordeum vulgare) ROP (RHO of plants) G-protein RACB is required for full susceptibility of …