Open AccessNot in your usual Top 10: protists that infect plants and algae
Author(s) -
Schwelm Arne,
Badstöber Julia,
Bulman Simon,
Desoignies Nicolas,
Etemadi Mohammad,
Falloon Richard E.,
Gachon Claire M. M.,
Legreve Anne,
Lukeš Julius,
Merz Ueli,
Nenarokova Anna,
Strittmatter Martina,
Sullivan Brooke K.,
Neuhauser Sigrid
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
molecular plant pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.945
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1364-3703
pISSN - 1464-6722
DOI - 10.1111/mpp.12580
Subject(s) - biology , algae , botany , protist , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , genetics
Summary Fungi, nematodes and oomycetes belong to the most prominent eukaryotic plant pathogenic organisms. Unicellular organisms from other eukaryotic lineages, commonly addressed as protists, also infect plants. This review provides an introduction to plant pathogenic protists, including algae infecting oomycetes, and their current state of research.