WordNet

a root-like attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the host

English Journal

Getting ready for host invasion: elevated expression and action of xyloglucan endotransglucosylases/hydrolases in developing haustoria of the holoparasitic angiosperm Cuscuta.

Olsen S1, Striberny B2, Hollmann J3, Schwacke R4, Popper Z5, Krause K6.
Journal of experimental botany.J Exp Bot.2015 Nov 11. pii: erv482. [Epub ahead of print]
Changes in cell walls have been previously observed in the mature infection organ, or haustorium, of the parasitic angiosperm Cuscuta, but are not equally well charted in young haustoria. In this study, we focused on the molecular processes in the early stages of developing haustoria; that is, befor
PMID 26561437

Structure and in situ development of the microlichen Gyalectidium paolae (Gomphillaceae, Ascomycota), an overlooked colonist on palm leaves in southwest Florida.

Sanders WB1, de los Ríos A2.
American journal of botany.Am J Bot.2015 Sep;102(9):1403-12. doi: 10.3732/ajb.1500202. Epub 2015 Aug 20.
PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Nondeciduous leaves of warm, humid climates can host highly specialized communities of diminutive lichens. The rarely reported Gyalectidium paolae, locally abundant on palm leaves in southwest Florida, may reproduce when as small as 0.15 mm diameter. We examined structural and
PMID 26391706

Broadly Conserved Fungal Effector BEC1019 Suppresses Host Cell Death and Enhances Pathogen Virulence in Powdery Mildew of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.).

Whigham E1, Qi S2, Mistry D3, Surana P1,3, Xu R4, Fuerst G1,5, Pliego C6, Bindschedler LV7, Spanu PD6, Dickerson JA3,8, Innes RW9, Nettleton D4, Bogdanove AJ2, Wise RP1,3,5.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI.Mol Plant Microbe Interact.2015 Sep;28(9):968-83. doi: 10.1094/MPMI-02-15-0027-FI. Epub 2015 Aug 26.
The interaction of barley, Hordeum vulgare L., with the powdery mildew fungus Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei is a well-developed model to investigate resistance and susceptibility to obligate biotrophic pathogens. The 130-Mb Blumeria genome encodes approximately 540 predicted effectors that are hyp
PMID 25938194