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Does hotter mean healthier?
Phytophthora blight, caused by Phytophthora capsici, is a major plant disease that affects many crop species worldwide, including chile peppers in New Mexico. Farmers' observations suggested that Phytophthora capsici caused less damage in pepper crops of the hot pepper varieties than low-heat pepper varieties. view more (2009-02-04)
Nightshades: 'overflowing' with Phytophthora resistant genes?
The potato and other related varieties of the Solanum species contain scores or perhaps even hundreds of genes that can give the plant a degree of resistance to 'potato blight', a disease caused by Phytophthora infestans. This is one of the conclusions that came to light in Vivianne Vleeshouwers' thesis, with which she recently earned her doctoral... view more... (2001-02-01)
Genome info from 'plant destroyers' could save trees, beans and chocolate
An international team of scientists has published the first two genome sequences from a destructive group of plant pathogens called Phytophthora-a name that literally means "plant destroyer." view more (2006-09-05)
Sequences reveal benign origin of deadly plant pathogens
An international team of researchers has published the draft genome sequences of two deadly plant pathogens, Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora sojae. view more (2006-09-01)
New research approach required to combat more aggressive and adaptable Phytophthora
The potato late blight pathogen has become more aggressive since the arrival of a new type of Phytophthora in Europe circa 1976. Moreover, it is able to genetically adapt to new conditions more rapidly. As a consequence, research aimed at solving the problems caused by this disease must be on a larger scale and involve even greater cooperation... view more... (2001-07-13)
Pathogen virulence proteins suppress plant immunity
Researchers from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech and their colleagues have identified a key function of a large family of virulence proteins that play an important role in the production of infectious disease by the plant pathogen Phytophthora sojae. view more (2008-04-22)
Huge virulence gene superfamily responsible for devastating plant diseases
A research team from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech has identified an enormous superfamily of pathogen genes involved in the infection of plants. view more (2008-04-03)
Virginia Bioinformatics Institute launches microbial database
Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have launched a publicly-available microbial database to host a range of microbial genome sequences. view more (2006-03-08)
Key to virulence protein entry into host cells discovered
Researchers from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech have identified the region of a large family of virulence proteins in oomycete plant pathogens that enables the proteins to enter the cells of their hosts. view more (2008-08-05)
Malaria, potato famine pathogen share surprising trait
Two wildly different pathogens — one that infects vegetables, the other infecting humans—essentially use the same protein code to get their disease-causing proteins into the cells of their respective hosts. view more (2006-05-30)
Scientists expand microbe 'gene language'
An international group of scientists has expanded the universal language for the genes of both disease-causing and beneficial microbes and their hosts. view more (2007-03-02)
Californians urged to help reduce spread of Sudden Oak Death
An update on the increased spread of Sudden Oak Death, a plant disease devastating many of California's coastal oak and tanoak trees, and information on what Californians can do to help reduce its spread will be presented during a news conference on plant diseases that are of importance to California's economy and agriculture. view more (2007-07-16)
Challenges remain in reintroducing American chestnut
Researchers have developed a breed of American chestnut that is resistant to the fungal blight that decimated its population in the early 1900s. view more (2007-08-23)
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