title: DFVF: database of fungal virulence factors.
abstract: Fungal pathogens cause various diseases for plant and animal hosts. Despite the extensive impact of fungi on human health and life, the threats posed by emerging fungal pathogens are poorly understood. Specifically, there exist few fungal virulence gene databases, which prevent effective bioinformatics studies on fungal pathogens. Therefore, we constructed a comprehensive online database of known fungal virulence factors, which collected 2058 pathogenic genes produced by 228 fungal strains from 85 genera. This database creates a pivotal platform capable of stimulating and facilitating further bench studies on fungal pathogens.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Center for Plant Science and Innovation, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Chi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D030541:Databases, Genetic; D005658:Fungi / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005800:Genes, Fungal / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D057386:Search Engine; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D037521:Virulence Factors