Plant Pathogens and Resistance

The paper shows that RXLR and EER motifs in oomycete effectors are proteolytically processed before secretion, with cleavage sites constrained to specific positions.

This study evaluates PEG-mediated plasmid transformation in five forest Phytophthora species, finding successful transformation only in P. cactorum and P. ramorum, with variable results in the latter.

This paper develops a qPCR assay for detecting Phytophthora abietivora in soil eDNA from fir trees and validates its sensitivity and specificity.

This study examines transcriptomic and epigenetic responses in soybean lines resistant and susceptible to Phytophthora sansomeana, identifying key genes and regulatory mechanisms involved in defense.

This study uses RNA sequencing to analyze gene expression changes in olive drupes treated with antifungal agents before Phytophthora oleae infection, identifying differentially expressed genes and defense mechanisms.

This study identifies circadian clock genes in the oomycete pathogen Hpa and shows their synchronization with host Arabidopsis clock genes, impacting virulence.

The paper identifies and maps a novel broad-spectrum disease resistance gene, Rpi-blb4, from Solanum bulbocastanum against Phytophthora infestans.

The paper designs and validates a KASP marker for the potato late blight resistance gene RB/Rpi-blb1, showing 100% accuracy in a diversity panel.

The paper characterizes the genome, transcriptome, and mitogenome of P. sorghi, revealing a large genome size and gene count due to retrotransposition and pseudogenization.

The paper develops an open-access phylogeny for Phytophthora species using T-BAS, enabling real-time updates and metadata integration for research and identification.

The paper presents a telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of Peronospora effusa, revealing genomic features and synteny with other oomycetes.

The paper uses RNA-seq to analyze gene expression in resistant and susceptible chili pepper landraces infected with P. capsici, identifying differentially expressed genes and transcription factor families involved in defense responses.

This study identifies stable and environment-specific QTL for late blight resistance in tetraploid potato using multi-environment trials and develops prediction models for breeding programs.

This study improves the genome annotation of Phytophthora cinnamomi using proteogenomics, identifying new genes and correcting existing annotations.

The paper identifies a late blight resistance gene in Payette Russet potato, homologous to R2, and develops a marker for its detection.

This study identifies the Avr gene Avramr1 from Phytophthora infestans using long-read and cDNA pathogen-enrichment sequencing, revealing key insights into effector evolution and polymorphism.

The paper identifies and characterizes MIPs in six Phytophthora species, revealing distinct sequence and structural properties compared to other taxa.

This study analyzes gene expression in cucumber genotypes resistant or susceptible to Phytophthora melonis to identify defense mechanisms.

This study reconstructs the genome of the non-culturable spinach downy mildew pathogen Peronospora effusa using metagenome filtering and identifies infection-related genes.

This study reconstructs the genomes of Phytophthora megakarya and P. palmivora to understand virulence differences and evolutionary history.

This paper investigates the genomic variation in Phytophthora fragariae to identify pathogenicity-associated genes and finds that transcriptional variation, not sequence polymorphisms, is linked to race-specific avirulence.

This paper presents the genome of Peronospora belbahrii, revealing high heterozygosity, a small secretome, and CT-rich promoters, and suggests additional virulence factors.

The paper identifies Dynamic Extreme Aneuploidy (DEA) in Phytophthora capsici, showing high genetic instability and rapid allele changes in single-spore progeny.

The paper identifies 16 organ-specific QTL associated with late blight resistance in potato using a GWAS approach across 150 accessions.

The paper reports a high-quality genome assembly of Bremia lactucae and identifies heterokaryosis as a source of somatic hybrid vigor in this oomycete pathogen.

effectR predicts candidate effectors in oomycete genomes using regular expressions and hidden Markov models, validated on published genomes.

The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly of Plasmopara viticola, identifying genes under positive selection that may contribute to host adaptation.

This study identifies differentially expressed genes in Carrizo citrange roots infected with Phytophthora parasitica using RNA-seq, revealing transcriptional reprogramming and immune-related gene modulation.