Niche-specific metabolic adaptation in biotrophic and necrotrophic oomycetes is manifested in differential use of nutrients, variation in gene content, and enzyme evolution.

The use of host nutrients to support pathogen growth is central to disease. We addressed the relationship between metabolism and trophic behavior by comparing metabolic gene expression during potato tuber colonization by two oomycetes, the hemibiotroph Phytophthora infestans and the necrotroph Pythi...

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Main Authors: Audrey M V Ah-Fong, Meenakshi S Kagda, Melania Abrahamian, Howard S Judelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007729