Oomycetes form a deep lineage of eukaryotic organisms that includes a large number of
plant pathogens which threaten natural and managed ecosystems. We undertook a survey …

Oomycetes are spore-forming eukaryotic microbes responsible for infections in animal and
plant species worldwide, posing a threat to natural ecosystems, biodiversity and food …

Background Downy mildews are the most speciose group of oomycetes and affect crops of
great economic importance. So far, there is only a single deeply-sequenced downy mildew …

Plants have evolved strong innate immunity mechanisms, but successful pathogens evade
or suppress plant immunity via effectors delivered into the plant cell. Hyaloperonospora …

Abstract Background The oomycete Phytophthora infestans causes the devastating late
blight diseases of potato and tomato. P. infestans uses spores for dissemination and …

Melampsora larici-populina is a fungal pathogen responsible for foliar rust disease on
poplar trees, which causes damage to forest plantations worldwide, particularly in Northern …

Background Phytophthora infestans is responsible for late blight, one of the most important
potato diseases. Phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA)-producing Pseudomonas fluorescens …

Nucleosome-free open chromatin often harbors transcription factor (TF)-binding sites that
are associated with active cis-regulatory elements. However, analysis of open chromatin …

Nitrogen is a major constituent of proteins, chlorophyll, nucleotides, and hormones and has
profound effects on plant growth and productivity. RWP-RK family transcription factors (TFs) …

The organs of a plant species vary in cell structure, metabolism and defence responses.
However, the mechanisms that enable a single pathogen to colonise different plant organs …