Oomycete Genetics and Genomics: Diversity, Interactions and Research Tools

THE MOST UP–TO–DATE COVERAGE OF OOMYCETE GENETICS AND GENOMICS
Oomycetes are evolutionarily distinct fungal–like organisms that attack a wide variety of plants and animals, causing billions of dollars of loss each year. Oomycetes have been studied intensely since destroying the Irish potato crop in the mid–1800s and due to their unique biology have proved very difficult to manage. This book provides the first comprehensive treatment of genetics and genomics for this important group.
With contributions from a panel of international experts, the book offers coverage of the most recent developments in the field, perspectives on future areas of research, and a special section on oomycete interactions with animal hosts.
Oomycete Genetics and Genomics is an indispensable resource for researchers interested in drug and vaccine development, crop science, aquaculture, microbiology, ecology, plant sciences, and agricultural and environmental biology.

Spis treści:
FOREWORD.
PREFACE.
CONTRIBUTORS.
Chapter 1 The Evolutionary Phylogeny of Oomycetes—Insights Gained from Studies of Holocarpic Parasites of Algae and Invertebrates (Gordon W. Beakes and Satoshi Sekimoto).
Chapter 2 Ecology of Lower Oomycetes (Martina Strittmatter, Claire M.M. Gachon, and Frithjof C. Kupper).
Chapter 3 Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) (Marco Thines, Hermann Voglmayr, and Markus Goker).
Chapter 4 An Introduction to the White Blister Rusts (Albuginales) (Marco Thines and Hermann Voglmayr).
Chapter 5 The Asexual Life Cycle (Adrienne R. Hardham).
Chapter 6 Sexual Reproduction in Oomycetes: Biology, Diversity, and Contributions to Fitness (Howard S. Judelson).
Chapter 7 Population Genetics and Population Diversity of Phytophthora infestans (William E. Fry, Niklaus J. Gru¨nwald, David E.L. Cooke, Adele McLeod, Gregory A. Forbes, and Keqiang Cao).
Chapter 8 Phytophthora capsici: Sex, Selection, and the Wealth of Variation (Kurt Lamour).
Chapter 9 Evolution and Genetics of the Invasive Sudden Oak Death Pathogen Phytophthora ramorum (Niklaus J. Grünwald and Erica M. Goss).
Chapter 10 Phytophthora sojae: Diversity Among and Within Populations (Anne Dorrance and Niklaus J. Grunwald).
Chapter 11 Pythium Genetics (Frank Martin).
Chapter 12 Bremia lactucae and Lettuce Downy Mildew (Richard Michelmore, Oswaldo Ochoa, and Joan Wong).
Chapter 13 Downy Mildew of Arabidopsis Caused by Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis (Formerly Hyaloperonospora parasitica) (Nikolaus L. Schlaich and Alan Slusarenko).
Chapter 14 Interactions Between Phytophthora infestans and Solanum (Mireille van Damme, Sebastian Schornack, Liliana M. Cano, Edgar Huitema, and Sophien Kamoun).
Chapter 15 Phytophthora sojae and Soybean (Mark Gijzen and Dinah Qutob).
Chapter 16 Phytophthora brassicae As a Pathogen of Arabidopsis (Felix Mauch, Samuel Torche, Klaus Schläppi, Lorelise Branciard, Khaoula Belhaj, Vincent Parisy, and Azeddine Si–Ammour).
Chapter 17 Aphanomyces euteiches and Legumes (Elodie Gaulin, Arnaud Bottin, Christophe Jacquet, and Bernard Dumas).
Chapter 18 Effectors (Brett M. Tyler).
Chapter 19 Pythium insidiosum and Mammalian Hosts (Leonel Mendoza).
Chapter 20 Saprolegnia—Fish Interactions (Emma J. Robertson, Victoria L. Anderson, Andrew J. Phillips, Chris J. Secombes, Javier Diéguez–Uribeondo, and Pieter van West).
Chapter 21 Aphanomyces astaci and Crustaceans (Lage Cerenius, M. Gunnar Andersson, and Kenneth Söderhall).
Chapter 22 Progress and Challenges in Oomycete Transformation (Howard S. Judelson and Audrey M.V. Ah–Fong).
Chapter 23 In Planta Expression Systems (Vivianne G.A.A. Vleeshouwers and Hendrik Rietman).
Chapter 24 Gene Expression Profiling (Paul R.J. Birch and Anna O. Avrova).
Chapter 25 Mechanisms and Application of Gene Silencing in Oomycetes (Stephen C. Whisson, Anna O. Avrova, Laura J. Grenville Briggs, and Pieter van West).
Chapter 26 Global Proteomics and Phytophthora (Alon Savidor).
Chapter 27 Strategy and tactics for genome sequencing (Michael C. Zody and Chad Nusbaum).
INDEX.

Nota biograficzna:
Kurt Lamour is an Associate Professor in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at the University of Tennessee. He is Associate Editor of the journal Phytopathology and author of over twenty peer–reviewed publications.
Sophien Kamoun is a Senior Scientist at The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, United Kingdom. He is a Monitoring Editor of Plant Physiology, Editor in Chief of IS–MPMI Reporter, and author of over ninety peer–reviewed publications.

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THE MOST UP–TO–DATE COVERAGE OF OOMYCETE GENETICS AND GENOMICS
Oomycetes are evolutionarily distinct fungal–like organisms that attack a wide variety of plants and animals, causing billions of dollars of loss each year. Oomycetes have been studied intensely since destroying the Irish potato crop in the mid–1800s and due to their unique biology have proved very difficult to manage. This book provides the first comprehensive treatment of genetics and genomics for this important group.
With contributions from a panel of international experts, the book offers coverage of the most recent developments in the field, perspectives on future areas of research, and a special section on oomycete interactions with animal hosts.
Oomycete Genetics and Genomics is an indispensable resource for researchers interested in drug and vaccine development, crop science, aquaculture, microbiology, ecology, plant sciences, and agricultural and environmental biology.