Phytopathogenic fungi form intimate associations with host plant species and cause
disease. To be successful, fungal pathogens communicate with a susceptible host through�…

Fungal effector proteins facilitate host‐plant colonization and have generally been
characterized as small secreted proteins (SSPs). We classified and functionally tested SSPs�…

Background The white mold fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a devastating necrotrophic
plant pathogen with a remarkably broad host range. The interaction of necrotrophs with their�…

Fungal secretome consists of various functional groups of proteins, many of which
participate in nutrient acquisition, self-protection, or manipulation of the environment and�…

Introduction The fungal secretome comprise diverse proteins that are involved in various
aspects of fungal lifestyles, including adaptation to ecological niches and environmental�…

The interaction of fungal pathogens with their host requires a novel invading mechanism
and the presence of various virulence-associated components responsible for promoting the�…

Endophytic fungi are microorganisms that inhabit internal plant tissues without causing
apparent damage. During the infection process, both endophytic and phytopathogenic fungi�…

Botrytis cinerea is a phytopathogenic fungus infecting a number of crops (tomatoes, grapes
and strawberries), which has been adopted as a model system in molecular phytopathology�…

The ascomycete Colletotrichum falcatum is the causal agent of red rot of sugarcane,
infecting stalks which are economically important for extraction of sugar. Since the pathogen�…

Background Fungi of the genus Botrytis (presently containing~ 35 species) are able to infect
more than 1400 different plant species and cause losses in a wide range of crops of�…