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Sophien Kamoun
Animal Genetics and Genomics
Microbial Genetics and Genomics
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Open AccessPhytophthora methylomes are modulated by 6mA methyltransferases and associated with adaptive genome regions
Filamentous plant pathogen genomes often display a bipartite architecture with gene-sparse, repeat-rich compartments serving as a cradle for adaptive evolution. The extent to which this two-speed genome archit...
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Open AccessStranger in a strange land: the experiences of immigrant researchers
Continuing with our Q&A series discussing issues of diversity in STEM fields, Genome Biology spoke with three researchers on their experiences as immigrants.
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Open AccessGenome analysis of the foxtail millet pathogen Sclerospora graminicola reveals the complex effector repertoire of graminicolous downy mildews
Downy mildew, caused by the oomycete pathogen Sclerospora graminicola, is an economically important disease of Gramineae crops including foxtail millet (Setaria italica). Plants infected with S. graminicola are g...
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Open AccessHost specialization of the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae is associated with dynamic gain and loss of genes linked to transposable elements
Magnaporthe oryzae (anamorph Pyricularia oryzae) is the causal agent of blast disease of Poaceae crops and their wild relatives. To understand the genetic mechanisms that drive host sp...
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Open AccessBoosting plant immunity with CRISPR/Cas
CRISPR/Cas has recently been transferred to plants to make them resistant to geminiviruses, a damaging family of DNA viruses. We discuss the potential and the limitations of this method.
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Open AccessGenome analyses of the sunflower pathogen Plasmopara halstedii provide insights into effector evolution in downy mildews and Phytophthora
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 genome available, from Hyaloperonospora arabidops...
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Open AccessField pathogenomics reveals the emergence of a diverse wheat yellow rust population
Emerging and re-emerging pathogens imperil public health and global food security. Responding to these threats requires improved surveillance and diagnostic systems. Despite their potential, genomic tools have...
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From pathogen genomes to host plant processes: the power of plant parasitic oomycetes
Recent pathogenomic research on plant parasitic oomycete effector function and plant host responses has resulted in major conceptual advances in plant pathology, which has been possible thanks to the availabil...
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Open AccessGenome analyses of the wheat yellow (stripe) rust pathogen Puccinia striiformis f. sp. triticireveal polymorphic and haustorial expressed secreted proteins as candidate effectors
Wheat yellow (stripe) rust caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (PST) is one of the most devastating diseases of wheat worldwide. To design effective breeding strategies that maximize the potential for d...
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Open AccessAnalyses of genome architecture and gene expression reveal novel candidate virulence factors in the secretome of Phytophthora infestans
Phytophthora infestans is the most devastating pathogen of potato and a model organism for the oomycetes. It exhibits high evolutionary potential and rapidly adapts to host plants. The P. infestans genome experie...
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Open AccessGenome sequence of the necrotrophic plant pathogen Pythium ultimum reveals original pathogenicity mechanisms and effector repertoire
Pythium ultimum is a ubiquitous oomycete plant pathogen responsible for a variety of diseases on a broad range of crop and ornamental species.
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Open AccessAnalysis of the Pythium ultimum transcriptome using Sanger and Pyrosequencing approaches
Pythium species are an agriculturally important genus of plant pathogens, yet are not understood well at the molecular, genetic, or genomic level. They are closely related to other oomycete plant pathogens such a...
