Sexual reproduction in Phytophthora infestans [PDF]
, 2007 Potato late blight, caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans, is one of the most devastating plant diseases worldwide. It is becoming increasingly difficult to control the disease in Sweden, leading to an ever more intensified use of fungicides in ...
Andersson, Björn
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BMC Genomics, 2018 Background Brassica plant species are attacked by a number of pathogens; among them, the ones with a soil-borne lifestyle have become increasingly important. Verticillium stem stripe caused by Verticillium longisporum is one example.
Johan Fogelqvist +5 more
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Differences in MAT gene distribution and expression between Rhynchosporium species on grasses [PDF]
, 2014 Leaf blotch is a globally important disease of barley crops and other grasses that is caused by at least five host-specialized species in the fungal genus Rhynchosporium. The pathogen R.
Dyer, Paul S. +3 more
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Genome sequence of an aflatoxigenic pathogen of Argentinian peanut, Aspergillus arachidicola
BMC Genomics, 2018 Background Aspergillus arachidicola is an aflatoxigenic fungal species, first isolated from the leaves of a wild peanut species native to Argentina. It has since been reported in maize, Brazil nut and human sputum samples.
Geromy G. Moore +3 more
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Diverse members of the Xylariales lack canonical mating-type regions.
Fungal Genetics and Biology, 2019 A survey of genomes reported here for 10 isolates of Monosporascus species and an additional 25 genomes from other members of the Xylariales (representing 15 genera) available in public databases indicated that genes typically associated with MAT1-1 (mat
Aaron J. Robinson, D. Natvig
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The use of mycoviruses in the control of forest diseases [PDF]
, 2016 Producción CientíficaFifteen families of mycoviruses have been described and 80% of these catalogued. However, their evolutionary relationship with fungi is not clear.
Díez Casero, Julio Javier +2 more
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Global analysis of serine/threonine and tyrosine protein phosphatase catalytic subunit genes in Neurospora crassa reveals interplay between phosphatases and the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. [PDF]
, 2013 Protein phosphatases are integral components of the cellular signaling machinery in eukaryotes, regulating diverse aspects of growth and development. The genome of the filamentous fungus and model organism Neurospora crassa encodes catalytic subunits for
Borkovich, Katherine A +3 more
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Functional characterization of two plant type I MADS-box genes in Arabidopsis thaliana : AGL40 and AGL62 : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Plant Biology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2008 MADS-box transcription factors (TF) are a family of evolutionary conserved genes found across various eukaryotic species. Characterized by the conserved DNA binding MADS-box domain.
Kaji, Ryohei
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Taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Mycosphaerella and its anamorphs [PDF]
, 2009 Historically plant pathogenic species of Mycosphaerella have been regarded as host-specific, though this hypothesys has proven difficult to test largely due to the inavailability of fungal cultures.
Crous, P.W.
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The Evolution of Diversity [PDF]
, 2017 Since the beginning of time, the pre-biological and the biological world have seen a steady increase in complexity of form and function based on a process of combination and re-combination.
Beckley, Colin, Bonillas, Ute
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