Evidence for a common toolbox based on necrotrophy in a fungal lineage spanning necrotrophs, biotrophs, endophytes, host generalists and specialists.

The Sclerotiniaceae (Ascomycotina, Leotiomycetes) is a relatively recently evolved lineage of necrotrophic host generalists, and necrotrophic or biotrophic host specialists, some latent or symptomless.We hypothesized that they inherited a basic toolbox of genes for plant symbiosis from their common ancestor.Maintenance and evolutionary diversificat

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Genome-wide Analysis of Four Enterobacter cloacae complex type strains: Insights into Virulence and Niche Adaptation

Abstract Enterobacter cloacae complex (Ecc) species are widely distributed opportunistic pathogens mainly associated with humans and plants.In this study, the genomes of clinical isolates including E.hormaechei, E.kobei, and E.ludwigii and non-clinical isolate including E.nimipressuralis were analysed in combination with the genome of E.asburiae by

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