Formidable fungal force counters biofuel plant pathogens

An international team of researchers has compared two rust fungal genomes to identify the characteristics by which these pathogens can invade
and colonize plant tissues. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, reveals that the two rust fungi have evolved different strategies to overcome plant defenses.

The researchers found that the two rust fungi, Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt) and Puccinia gr