Plant Pathology 602

Plant Pathology 602 January 26, 2006

Tree of life: http://tolweb.org/tree/ AFTOL: http://ocid.nacse.org/research/aftol/ WWW Virtual Libary: Mycology http://mycology.cornell.edu/ Fungal Genetics Stock Center http://www.fgsc.net/index.htm PLPA602 http://www.plantpath.cornell.edu/Courses/PP602/Default.htm

Model Fungal Pathosystems

Fungus Group Pathogen of Pathogenic Disease Genome lifestyle caused sequence? Blumeria Ascomycete Wheat, biotroph Powdery yes graminis barley mildew

Botrytis cinerea Ascomycete dicots necrotroph Gray mold yes

Cladosporium Ascomycete tomato biotroph Leaf mold no? fulvum Cochliobolus Ascomycete corn necrotroph Southern (yes) heterostrophus corn leaf blight Gibberella zeae Ascomycete Wheat, corn, necrotroph Wheat head yes barley, rice blight, head scab Magnaporthe Ascomycete rice hemibiotroph Rice blast yes oryzae

Puccinia Basidiomycete Wheat biotroph Stem rust In progress graminis Barberry

Rhizoctonia Basidiomycete Various necrotroph Damping No? solani Dicots and off monocots Ustilago Basidiomycete corn biotroph Corn smut yes maydis