This review discusses recent advances in research into plant pathogenic oomycetes with an
emphasis on root-infecting species. We focus on aspects of host targeting, mycoparasitism …

SUMMARY The Oomycete genus Aphanomyces houses plant and animal pathogens found
in both terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Aphanomyces euteiches Drechs. causes seedling …

Zoospores of phytopathogenic fungi accumulate at the potential infection sites of host roots
by chemotaxis. The aggregated spores then adhere, encyst, germinate, and finally penetrate …

Root tips of many plant species release a number of border, or border-like, cells that are
thought to play a major role in the protection of root meristem. However, little is currently …

Abstract Background and Aims The oomycete Aphanomyces euteiches causes up to 80%
crop loss in pea (Pisum sativum). Aphanomyces euteiches invades the root system leading …

Chitin is an essential component of fungal cell walls, where it forms a crystalline scaffold,
and chitooligosaccharides derived from it are signaling molecules recognized by the hosts …

The rhizosphere is a very complex environment in which the effects of the plant on soil
microorganisms and the effects of the microorganisms on the plant are interacting and are …

Zoospores of plant pathogenic oomycetes exhibit distinct swimming speeds and patterns
under natural conditions. Zoospore swimming is influenced by ion homeostasis and …

Aphanomyces euteiches is an oomycete pathogen that causes the pea root rot. We
investigated the potential role of early belowground defense in pea (susceptible plant) and …

The secondary cysts of the fish pathogen oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica possess bundles
of long hooked hairs that are characteristic to this economically important pathogenic …