Two PhD positions in "EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY OF PLANT MICROBIOMES" - University of Tübingen

Two PhD positions in "EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY OF PLANT MICROBIOMES" - University of Tübingen


Two PhD positions in EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY OF PLANT MICROBIOMES in Tübingen!
Deadline: 31 March 2019
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Biological and molecular characterization of Potato yellow blotch virus, a new species of the genus Potyvirus

Biological and molecular characterization of Potato yellow blotch virus, a new species of the genus Potyvirus

A new species of the genus Potyvirus infecting potatoes, with the proposed name Potato yellow blotch virus (PYBV), was discovered in a breeding line 99m‐022‐026 in Scotland. The infected plants show isolated yellow blotches on the leaves. The genome of PYBV contains a large open reading frame...

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Trichoderma species associated with green mould disease of Pleurotus ostreatus and their sensitivity to prochloraz

Trichoderma species associated with green mould disease of Pleurotus ostreatus and their sensitivity to prochloraz

Green mould disease causes serious economic losses in Pleurotus ostreatus crops worldwide, including in Italy, where prochloraz is the only chemical fungicide allowed to control the disease. The effectiveness of the doses 0.01, 0.05, 0.25 and 1.25 μL L−1 (field dose) of prochloraz...

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The Brachypodium distachyon UGT Bradi5gUGT03300 confers type II fusarium head blight resistance in wheat

The Brachypodium distachyon UGT Bradi5gUGT03300 confers type II fusarium head blight resistance in wheat


Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by fungi belonging to the Fusarium genus, is a widespread disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and other small‐grain cereal crops. The main causal agent of FHB, Fusarium graminearum, produces mycotoxins mainly belonging to type B trichothecenes,...

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Multilocus sequence typing analysis of Italian Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris strains suggests the evolution of local endemic populations of the pathogen and does not correlate with race distribution

Multilocus sequence typing analysis of Italian Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris strains suggests the evolution of local endemic populations of the pathogen and does not correlate with race distribution

Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) is the causal agent of black rot in Brassicaceae. It is widespread in Italy and severe outbreaks occur under conditions that favour disease development. In this study a multilocus sequence typing approach (MLST) based on the partial sequence of seven loci...

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The overlapping continuum of host range among strains in the Pseudomonas syringae complex

The overlapping continuum of host range among strains in the Pseudomonas syringae complex

Pseudomonas syringae is the most frequently emerging group of plant pathogenic bacteria. Because this bacterium is ubiquitous as an epiphyte and on various substrates in non-agricultural settings, there are many questions about how to assess the risk for plant disease posed by strains in the...

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Research Topic: Novel Plant Molecules Regulating the Interaction with Pathogenic and Beneficial Fungi

Research Topic: Novel Plant Molecules Regulating the Interaction with Pathogenic and Beneficial Fungi


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https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/9500/novel-plant-molecules-regulating-the-interaction-with-pathogenic-and-beneficial-fungi
Plants have evolved sophisticated biochemical mechanisms to interact with fungi. The interaction is regulated by the plant by...

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Non-TAL Effectors From Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae Suppress Peptidoglycan-Triggered MAPK Activation in Rice

Non-TAL Effectors From Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae Suppress Peptidoglycan-Triggered MAPK Activation in Rice

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, the causal pathogen of bacterial blight of rice, depends on its type III secretion system and associated effector proteins to grow and colonize the vascular tissues of rice plants. The type III effectors include a family of closely related transcription activator-like...

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