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A single laccase acts as a key component of environmental sensing in a broad host range fungal pathogen
Secreted laccases are important enzymes on a broad ecological scale for their role in mediating plant-microbe interactions, but within ascomycete...
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Fusarium wilt in banana: unraveling molecular aspects of host–pathogen interaction and resistance mechanism
Bananas and plantains (Musa spp.) are an important socio-economic fruit crop grown worldwide. Their production across the regions where they are...
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Nitric oxide is a host cue for Salmonella Typhimurium systemic infection in mice
Nitric oxide (NO) is produced as an innate immune response against microbial infections. Salmonella Typhimurium ( S . Typhimurium), the major causative...
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An improved method to study Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands zoospores interactions with host
Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands is a highly prevalent phytopathogen worldwide, ranking among the top ten in terms of distribution. It inflicts crown...
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Development of a rapid, accurate, and field deployable LAMP-CRISPR-Cas12a integrated assay for Xylella fastidiosa detection and surveillance
Xylella fastidiosa is an aggressive plant pathogenic bacterium of significant quarantine concern. Accurate and reliable detection tools are essential...
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Sweet cherry, a new host of raspberry bushy dwarf virus
Raspberry bushy dwarf virus (RBDV) is one of the most important pathogens of raspberries worldwide. In this study, we detected RBDV from 8 out of 50...
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The serine-rich repeat glycoprotein Srr2 mediates Streptococcus agalactiae interaction with host fibronectin
BackgroundGroup B Streptococcus (GBS) is a commensal of healthy adults and an important pathogen in newborns, the elderly and immunocompromised...
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How host species and body part determine the microbial communities of five ambrosia beetle species
The ambrosia beetles are farming insects that feed mainly on their cultivated fungi, which in some occasions are pathogens from forest and fruit...
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To Be Mobile or Not: The Variety of Reverse Transcriptases and Their Recruitment by Host Genomes
AbstractReverse transcriptases (RT), or RNA-dependent DNA polymerases, are unorthodox enzymes that originally added a new angle to the conventional...
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Cytological and ultrastructural investigation of pathogen infection pathway and host responses in asparagus stem infected by Phomopsis asparagi
Asparagus stem blight, a highly destructive disease in global asparagus cultivation, is caused by the fungus Phomopsis asparagi . However, the...
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Effect of bacterial DNA enrichment on detection and quantification of bacteria in an infected tissue model by metagenomic next-generation sequencing
Before implementing metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in the routine diagnostic laboratory, several challenges need to be resolved. To...
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Effect of RNA interference targeting chemosensory genes on chemotactic host-seeking in Meloidogyne graminicola
Pre-parasitic second-stage juveniles (pre-J2s) of Meloidogyne graminicola are non-feeding in soil, and their migration, localization and successful...
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Pathogens are an important driving force for the rapid spread of symbionts in an insect host
One of the biggest challenges for pathogens invading hosts is microbial symbionts but the role of pathogens in symbionts in nature is unknown. By...
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Parasite reliance on its host gut microbiota for nutrition and survival
Studying the microbial symbionts of eukaryotic hosts has revealed a range of interactions that benefit host biology. Most eukaryotes are also...
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Use of a taxon-specific reference database for accurate metagenomics-based pathogen detection of Listeria monocytogenes in turkey deli meat and spinach
BackgroundThe reliability of culture-independent pathogen detection in foods using metagenomics is contingent on the quality and composition of the...
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Host Species and Environment Shape the Gut Microbiota of Cohabiting Marine Bivalves
Pacific oysters ( Crassostrea gigas ) and Mediterranean mussels ( Mytilus galloprovincialis ) are commercially important marine bivalves that frequently...
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A host range survey of the M strain of plum pox virus in native Asteraceae weeds in Japanese apricot orchards and a possible infection cycle
Plum pox virus (PPV, genus Potyvirus ) is one of the most economically important plant viruses. The PPV M strain (PPV-M) was first isolated in Japan...
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Potential attractants from three host plants of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae)
The fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, is a polyphagous pest that damages a wide variety of fruits in the tropics, including East Africa. In this paper,...
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Hyperactive nanobacteria with host-dependent traits pervade Omnitrophota
Candidate bacterial phylum Omnitrophota has not been isolated and is poorly understood. We analysed 72 newly sequenced and 349 existing Omnitrophota...
