Magnaporthe as a Model for Understanding Host-Pathogen Interactions

• Published in: Annual review of phytopathology Vol. 45; pp. 437 - 456
• Main Author: Ebbole, Daniel J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2007
• Subjects: disease resistance; Genetic Variation; genome; genomics; host plants; Host-Parasite Interactions; host-pathogen relationships; literature reviews; Magnaporthe; Magnaporthe - genetics; Magnaporthe - pathogenicity; Magnaporthe - physiology; Magnaporthe oryzae; molecular sequence data; nucleotide sequences; Oryza - virology; Oryza sativa; Plant Diseases - microbiology; population genetics; rice; Signal Transduction; Spores, Fungal; transposons; Virulence - genetics

The rice blast pathosystem has been the subject of intense interest in part because of the importance of the disease to world agriculture, but also because both Magnaporthe oryzae and its host are amenable to advanced experimental approaches. The goal of this review is to provide an overview of the...