Plants have many, highly variable resistance (R) gene loci, which provide resistance to a
variety of pathogens. The first R gene to be cloned, maize (Zea mays) Hm1, was published …

Plants are constantly exposed to would-be pathogens in their immediate environment. Yet,
despite relying on innate immunity only, plants are resistant to most microbes. They employ …

Plant roots nurture a tremendous diversity of microbes via exudation of photosynthetically
fixed carbon sources. In turn, probiotic members of the root microbiome promote plant …

During colonization of their hosts, pathogens secrete effector proteins to promote disease
development through various mechanisms. Increasing evidence shows that the host …

Plants coordinately use cell‐surface and intracellular immune receptors to perceive
pathogens and mount an immune response. Intracellular events of pathogen recognition are …

In plant innate immunity, individual cells have the capacity to sense and respond to
pathogen attack. Intracellular recognition mechanisms have evolved to intercept …

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a pathogenic fungus that infects hundreds of plant species,
including many of the world's most important crops. Key features of S. sclerotiorum include …

Vascular wilts are among the most destructive plant diseases that occur in annual crops as
well as in woody perennials. These diseases are generally caused by soil-borne bacteria …

Plants are sessile organisms that are under constant attack from microbes. They rely on both
preformed defenses, and their innate immune system to ward of the microbial pathogens …

We identified a glycoside hydrolase family 12 (GH12) protein, XEG1, produced by the
soybean pathogen Phytophthora sojae that exhibits xyloglucanase and β-glucanase activity …