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Title: The top 10 oomycete pathogens in molecular plant pathology

Author
item KAMOUN, SOPHIEN - Sainsbury Laboratory
item FURZER, OLIVER - Sainsbury Laboratory
item JONES, JONATHAN - Sainsbury Laboratory
item JUDELSON, HOWARD - University Of California
item ALI, GUL SHAD - University Of Florida
item DALIO, RONALDO - Sylvio Moreira Citrus Research
item ROY, SANJOY GUHA - West Bengal State University
item SCHENA, LEONARDO - University Of Reggio Calabria
item ZAMPOUNIS, ANTONIOS - Agro Paris Tech
item PANABIERES, FRANCK - University Of Nice
item CAHILL, DAVID - Deakin University
item RUOCCO, MICHELINA - National Research Council - Italy
item FIGUEIRDO, ANDREIA - Center For Biodiversity, Functional & Integrative Genomics
item CHEN, XIAO-REN - Yangzhou University
item HULVEY, JON - University Of Massachusetts
item STAM, REMCO - The James Hutton Institute
item LAMOUR, KURT - University Of Tennessee
item GIZEN, MARK - Agriculture And Agri-Food Canada
item TYLER, BRETT - Oregon State University
item Grunwald, Niklaus - Nik
item TOR, MAHMUT - University Of Worcester
item MUKHTAR, SHAHID - University Of Alabama
item TOME, DANIEL - University Of Warwick
item ACKERVEKEN, GUIDO VAN DEN - Utrecht University
item MCDOWELL, JOHN - Virginia Polytechnic Institution & State University
item DAAYF, FOUAD - University Of Manitoba
item FRY, WILLIAM - Cornell University
item LINDQVIST-KREUZE, HANNELE - International Potato Center
item MEIJER, HAROLD - Wageningen University
item PETRE, BEN - Sainsbury Laboratory
item RISTAINO, JEAN - North Carolina State University
item YOSHIDA, KENTARO - Sainsbury Laboratory
item BIRCH, PAUL - The James Hutton Institute
item GOVERS, FRANCINE - Wageningen University

Submitted to: Molecular Plant Pathology
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/1/2014
Publication Date: 5/1/2015
Citation: Kamoun, S., Furzer, O., Jones, J.D., Judelson, H.S., Ali, G., Dalio, R.J., Roy, S., Schena, L., Zampounis, A., Panabieres, F., Cahill, D., Ruocco, M., Figueirdo, A., Chen, X., Hulvey, J., Stam, R., Lamour, K., Gizen, M., Tyler, B.M., Grunwald, N.J., Tor, M., Mukhtar, S.M., Tome, D., Ackerveken, G., Mcdowell, J., Daayf, F., Fry, W.E., Lindqvist-Kreuze, H., Meijer, H.J., Petre, B., Ristaino, J., Yoshida, K., Birch, P., Govers, F. 2015. The top 10 oomycete pathogens in molecular plant pathology. Molecular Plant Pathology. 16:413:434.

Interpretive Summary: Oomycetes are an important group of microorganisms similar, yet distinctly different from fungi. We undertook a survey to query the community of scientists working with Oomycetes for their ranking of oomycetes taht are plant pathogensbased on both their percevied scientific and economic importance. In total, we received 263 votes from 62 scientists in 15 countries for a total of 33 species. The Top 10 list of species consists of (1) Phytophthora infestans; (2) Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis; (3) Phytophthora ramorum; (4) Phytophthora sojae; (5) Phytophthora capsici; (6) Plasmopara viticola; (7) Phytophthora cinnamomi; (8) Phytophthora parasitica; (9) Pythium ultimum; and (10) Albugo candida. The article provides an introduction to these 10 speceis and a snapshot of current research.

Technical Abstract: Oomycetes form a deep lineage of eukaryotic organisms that includes a large number of plant pathogens that threaten natural and managed ecosystems. We undertook a survey to query the community for their ranking of plant pathogenic oomycete taxa based on scientific and economic importance. In total, we received 263 votes from 62 scientists in 15 countries for a total of 33 species. The Top 10 list consists of (1) Phytophthora infestans; (2) Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis; (3) Phytophthora ramorum; (4) Phytophthora sojae; (5) Phytophthora capsici; (6) Plasmopara viticola; (7) Phytophthora cinnamomi; (8) Phytophthora parasitica; (9) Pythium ultimum; and (10) Albugo candida. The article provides an introduction to these 10 taxa and a snapshot of current research. We hope that the list will serve as a benchmark for future trends in oomycete research.