Evidence for a Common Toolbox Based on Necrotrophy in a Fungal Lineage Spanning Necrotrophs, Biotrophs, Endophytes, Host Generalists and Specialists

Genomic Analysis of the Necrotrophic Fungal Pathogens Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Botrytis cinerea

(2011) Joelle Amselem et al.   PLoS Genetics

Tipping the Balance: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Secreted Oxalic Acid Suppresses Host Defenses by Manipulating the Host Redox Environment

(2011) Brett Williams et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Genomics of biotrophy in fungi and oomycetes—emerging patterns

(2010) Pietro Spanu et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Exploring the evolutionary ecology of fungal endophytes in agricultural systems: using functional traits to reveal mechanisms in community processes

(2010) Megan Saunders et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Detoxification of cruciferous phytoalexins in Botrytis cinerea: Spontaneous dimerization of a camalexin metabolite

(2010) M. Soledade C. Pedras et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Genetic differentiation between hosts and locations in populations of latent Botrytis cinerea in southern England

(2010) B. A. P. Rajaguru et al.   PLANT PATHOLOGY

An uncorrelated relaxed-clock analysis suggests an earlier origin for flowering plants

(2010) S. A. Smith et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Genome Expansion and Gene Loss in Powdery Mildew Fungi Reveal Tradeoffs in Extreme Parasitism

(2010) P. D. Spanu et al.   SCIENCE

Persistent, symptomless, systemic, and seed-borne infection of lettuce by Botrytis cinerea

(2009) Elias N. K. Sowley et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY

Overexpression of Brassica napus MPK4 Enhances Resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Oilseed Rape

(2009) Zheng Wang et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Fungal endophytes: diversity and functional roles

(2009) R. J. Rodriguez et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Network Properties of Robust Immunity in Plants

(2009) Kenichi Tsuda et al.   PLoS Genetics

Cloning, purification and characterisation of brassinin glucosyltransferase, a phytoalexin-detoxifying enzyme from the plant pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

(2008) Adrienne C. Sexton et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Evolutionary analysis of endopolygalacturonase-encoding genes ofBotrytis cinerea

(2008) EMANUELE CETTUL et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

Oxalic Acid Is an Elicitor of Plant Programmed Cell Death duringSclerotinia sclerotiorumDisease Development

(2008) Kyoung Su Kim et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

The genome of Laccaria bicolor provides insights into mycorrhizal symbiosis

(2008) F. Martin et al.   NATURE