title: On the trail of a cereal killer: recent advances in Fusarium graminearum pathogenomics and host resistance.
abstract: The ascomycete fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum (sexual stage: Gibberella zeae) causes the devastating head blight or scab disease on wheat and barley, and cob or ear rot disease on maize. Fusarium graminearum infection causes significant crop and quality losses. In addition to roles as virulence factors during pathogenesis, trichothecene mycotoxins (e.g. deoxynivalenol) produced by this pathogen constitute a significant threat to human and animal health if consumed in respective food or feed products. In the last few years, significant progress has been made towards a better understanding of the processes involved in F. graminearum pathogenesis, toxin biosynthesis and host resistance mechanisms through the use of high-throughput genomic and phenomic technologies. In this article, we briefly review these new advances and also discuss how future research can contribute to the development of sustainable plant protection strategies against this important plant pathogen.
authors.affiliation: CSIRO Plant Industry, Queensland Bioscience Precinct, St Lucia, Brisbane, Qld 4067, Australia. kemal.kazan@csiro.au
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kazan
authors.forename: Donald M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Gardiner
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Manners
mesh_terms: D060467:Disease Resistance / Q000276:immunology*; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000378:metabolism; D059386:Reverse Genetics
chemical_list: D009183:Mycotoxins
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