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  • A gene that helps protect potatoes from destructive late blight is identified in a wild relative. It encodes a membrane receptor-like protein, the first discovered in this system, and makes cultivated potato plants more resistant to a broad range of pathogens.

    • Juan Du
    • Estelle Verzaux
    • Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers
    Research
    Nature Plants
    Volume: 1, P: 1-5

  • Oomycete plant pathogens are a serious global threat to crop production and food security. This Review outlines oomycete biology, diversity and lifestyle, discusses the disease cycle in plants, highlights pathogenicity mechanisms and the impact of oomycete plant pathogens, and considers emerging strategies for disease management.

    • Yan Wang
    • Francine Govers
    • Yuanchao Wang
    Reviews
    Nature Reviews Microbiology
    P: 1-18

  • Surface-deformation imaging, molecular-fracture sensors and modelling reveal that plant-pathogenic Phytophthora slice through the plant surface during host invasion. The underlying mechanism resembles cutting with a sharp knife and is termed naifu invasion.

    • Jochem Bronkhorst
    • Michiel Kasteel
    • Joris Sprakel
    Research
    Nature Microbiology
    Volume: 6, P: 1000-1006

  • Phytophthora infestans is a fungus-like eukaryote and the most destructive pathogen of potato, with current annual worldwide potato crop losses due to late blight estimated at $6.7 billion. Here, the sequence of the P. infestans genome is reported. Comparison with two other Phytophthora genomes showed rapid turnover and extensive expansion of certain secreted disease effector proteins, probably explaining the rapid adaptability of the pathogen to host plants.

    • Brian J. Haas
    • Sophien Kamoun
    • Chad Nusbaum
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature
    Volume: 461, P: 393-398