News tagged with oomycetes
New findings about Saprolegnia infections in Norwegian salmon hatcheries
Infections caused by oomycetes (or water moulds) of the Saprolegnia family reappeared as a loss factor in the fish farming industry after the dye malachite green was prohibited for use as a water treatment ...
Dec 13, 2011 |
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New and old threats to soybean production
University of Illinois researchers identified the top pathogens, pests and weeds affecting soybean production in a recent article in Food Security. Soybean aphid, soybean rust, soybean cyst nematode, Sclerotina stem rot an ...
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Genome of Irish potato famine pathogen decoded
(PhysOrg.com) -- A large international research team has decoded the genome of the notorious organism that triggered the Irish potato famine in the mid-19th century and now threatens this season's tomato and ...
Sep 09, 2009 |
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'Plant inventor' makes black-and-white cucumbers
By age 4, Michael Mazourek was already fascinated by bell peppers, squash and sugar peas, the vegetables that featured prominently in his first garden.
Sep 20, 2011 |
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Researchers uncover mechanisms of plant infection
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech and a team of international colleagues have identified the functions of a large family of virulence proteins used by a dangerous ...
Aug 24, 2011 |
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Scientists map attack tactics of plant pathogens
Every year, plant diseases wipe out millions of tons of crops, lead to the waste of valuable water resources and cause farmers to spend tens of billions of dollars battling them.
Jul 28, 2011 |
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Comparison of genomes of plant parasites provides solid clues for response
As plant scientists unravel the genomes of plant pathogens, comparisons can be made of the different and not-so-different invasion strategies for the organisms that threaten crops. John McDowell, associate professor of plant ...
May 16, 2011 |
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Genome sequences for two deadly plant pathogens make major contributions to scientific research
A scientific paper written by an international team of researchers led by scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech and published in the journal Science in 2006 has surpassed 200 citations in the ...
Dec 15, 2010 |
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Massive gene loss linked to pathogen's stealthy plant-dependent lifestyle
An international team of scientists, which includes researchers from Virginia Tech, has cracked the genetic code of a plant pathogen that causes downy mildew disease. Downy mildews are a widespread class of ...
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Scientists discover how deadly fungal microbes enter host cells
A research team led by scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech has discovered a fundamental entry mechanism that allows dangerous fungal microbes to infect plants and cause disease. The ...
Jul 22, 2010 |
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Reviews of microbial gene language published in special issue of Trends in Microbiology
Ten articles describing how a universal language to describe genes is bringing benefits to the study of the microbial world have been published in a special issue of Trends in Microbiology, co-edited by Virginia Bioinformatics Instit ...
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Basis for potato blight control becomes visible
Potato blight, false mildew, sudden oak death and a disease in salmon are all caused by a group of miniscule, yet destructive, organisms called Oomycetes. Because of their changeability and huge numbers, they are able to ...
Jun 15, 2009 |
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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 ...
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Aug 04, 2008 |
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