Genetic diseases conferring resistance to infectious diseases Isabelle C. Withrock , Stephen J. Anderson , Matthew A. Jefferson , Garrett R. McCormack , Gregory S.A. Mlynarczyk , Aron Nakama , Jennifer K. Lange , Carrie A. Berg , Sreemoyee Acharya , Matthew L. Stock , Melissa S. Lind , K.C. Luna , Naveen C. Kondru , Sireesha Manne , Bhavika B. Patel , Bierlein M. de la Rosa , Kuei-Pin Huang , S...

Host resistance and synthetic antimicrobials such as fungicides are two of the main approaches used to control plant diseases in conventional agriculture. Although pathogens often evolve to overcome host resistance and antimicrobials, the majority of reports have involved qualitative host - pathogen interactions or antimicrobials targeting a single pathogen protein or metabolic pathway. Studies...

rust diseases continue to cause significant losses to wheat production around the world. among them, yellow rust caused by puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici is an important disease that threatens wheat production in most cool environments. host resistance, especially race- nonspecific resistance, is the most economical way to manage wheat stripe rust disease. in this study, the effectiveness ...

Mass mortalities due to disease outbreaks have recently affected major taxa in the oceans. For closely monitored groups like corals and marine mammals, reports of the frequency of epidemics and the number of new diseases have increased recently. A dramatic global increase in the severity of coral bleaching in 1997-98 is coincident with high El Niño temperatures. Such climate-mediated, physiolog...