[SCAN] The pathogen's perspective of plant-microbe interactions
Pedro Talhinhas, Plant Cell Biology Lab, ITQB
| When |
05 Feb, 2014
from
12:00 pm to 01:00 pm |
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| Where | Auditorium |
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Scan Seminar
Title: The pathogen's perspective of plant-microbe interactions: insights from
the coffee leaf rust pathosystem
Speaker: Pedro Talhinhas
From: Plant Cell Biology Lab, ITQB
Abstract:
Leaf rust is a devastating disease of Arabica coffee, with significant economical impact in many tropical countries. Hemileia vastatrix, the causal agent of this disease, is a biotrophic fungus that interacts with the host plant according to the gene-for-gene theory. In order to better understand disease resistance mechanisms, it is important to study the interaction between the host resistance factors and the pathogen virulence factors. This presentation, based on the results of project FCT/PTDC/AGR-GPL/114949/2009, addresses the study of the functional virulent genome of Hemileia vastatrix, based on cytologic, genetic, and transcriptomic analyses, providing insights into the infection process of this fungus.
