Johana Rincones

TL;DR: A significant portion of the M. perniciosa genome is involved in stress adaptation and plant necrosis, two necessary characteristics for a hemibiotrophic fungus to fulfill its infection cycle.

TL;DR: The ability to culture a biotrophic-like phase in vitro along with new findings derived from the nearly complete genome and expression studies clearly show that these different fungal growth phases function under distinct metabolic parameters, which has greatly improved understanding of this fungal/host interaction.

TL;DR: The data shows that P. acidipropionici has several of the desired features that are required to become a platform for the production of chemical commodities: multiple pathways for efficient feedstock utilization, ability to fix CO2, robustness, and efficient production of propionic acid, a potential precursor for valuable 3-carbon compounds.

TL;DR: Differences in the expression of MpNEP1 and 2 indicate that similar NEPs can have distinct physical characteristics and suggest possible complementary roles during the disease development for both proteins.

TL;DR: The sequence of the mitochondrial genome of the basidiomycete phytopathogenic hemibiotrophic fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa, causal agent of the Witches' Broom Disease in Theobroma cacao, is presented, and is the largest sequenced so far.