This establishes robust methods by which to utilize comparative proteomics to characterize this important phytopathogen.
Cassandra Collins, Rachel Hurley, Nada Almutlaqah, Grainne O'Keeffe, Thomas M. Keane,David A. Fitzpatrick, Rebecca A. Owens 2017, 'Proteomic Characterization of Armillaria mellea Reveals Oxidative Stress ResponseMechanisms and Altered Secondary Metabolism Profiles', Microorganismshttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/5/3/60. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The growing importance of forest plantations increases the demand for phytopathogen resistant forest trees.
Konstantin A. Shestibratov, Oleg Yu. Baranov, Natalya M. Subbotina, Vadim G. Lebedev,Stanislav V. Panteleev, Konstantin V. Krutovsky, Vladimir E. Padutov 2018, 'Early Detection and Identification of the Main Fungal Pathogens for Resistance Evaluationof New Genotypes of Forest Trees', Forestshttps://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/12/732. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Possible biological control agents taken from plants are being investigated as phytopathogen inhibitors.
Rafaeli Rocha, Daniela Eleutério da Luz, Cibelle Engels, Sônia Alvim Veiga Pileggi,David de Souza Jaccoud Filho, Rodrigo Rodrigues Matiello, Marcos Pileggi 2009, 'Selection of endophytic fungi from comfrey (Symphytum officinale L.) for in vitrobiological control of the phytopathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) Seleção defungos endofíticos de confrei (Symphytum officinale L.), buscando controle biológicoin vitro do fitopatógeno Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.)', Brazilian Journal of Microbiologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822009000100011. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Conversely, the camphor chemotype did not show any action against the phytopathogen.
ELISA Z. TOMAZONI, MÁRCIA R. PANSERA, GABRIEL F. PAULETTI, SIDNEI MOURA, RUTE T.S.RIBEIRO, JOSÉLI SCHWAMBACH 2016, 'In vitro antifungal activity of four chemotypes of Lippia alba (Verbenaceae) essentialoils against Alternaria solani (Pleosporeaceae) isolates', Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciênciashttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652016000300999&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A draft of the complete genome sequence of this phytopathogen was recently made available.
E. Jordán Muñoz-Adalia, M. Carmen Cañizares, Mercedes Fernández, Julio J. Diez,M. Dolores García-Pedrajas 2018, 'The Fusarium Circinatum Gene Fcrho1, Encoding a Putative Rho1 GTPase,Is Involved in Vegetative Growth but Dispensable for Pathogenic Development', Forestshttps://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/11/684. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It has emerged as a model phytopathogen for the study of host-pathogen interactions.
Chattoo Bharat, Roy-Barman Subhankar, Jha Sanjay, Thakur Shalabh 2009, 'Genomic Resources of Magnaporthe oryzae (GROMO): A comprehensive and integrateddatabase on rice blast fungus', BMC Genomicshttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/316. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, some misannotations exist in these phytopathogen genomes.
Gao Bei, Chang Ji-Wei, Wang Wei, Ji Hong-Fang, Chen Ling-Ling, Gao Na, Zhang Lin,Zhang Shi-Cui, Zhang Hong-Yu 2010, 'DIGAP - a Database of Improved Gene Annotation for Phytopathogens', BMC Genomicshttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/54. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Formic acid exposure caused increased citrus volatile release that modified host finding and feeding behaviors of an important phytopathogen vector.
Justin George, Justin George, Qingchun Shi, Lukasz L. Stelinski, Ed Stover, StephenL. Lapointe 2019, 'Host Selection, Oviposition and Feeding by a Phytopathogen Vector, Diaphorina citri(Hemiptera: Liviidae), Modulated by Plant Exposure to Formic Acid', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolutionhttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2019.00078/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)