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REVIEW article

Front. Microbiol.
Sec. Terrestrial Microbiology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1463779
This article is part of the Research Topic Soilborne Pathogenic Fungi: Systematics, Pathogenesis and Disease Control View all 6 articles

Genomic insights into Verticillium: A review of progress in the genomics era

Provisionally accepted
Mohammad Sayari Mohammad Sayari 1Aria Dolatabadian Aria Dolatabadian 2Mohamed El-Shetehy Mohamed El-Shetehy 1Fouad Daayf Fouad Daayf 1*
  • 1 Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
  • 2 University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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    Genomics has emerged as a great tool in enhancing our understanding of the biology of Verticillium species and their interactions with the host plants. Through different genomic approaches, researchers have gained insights into genes, pathways and virulence factors that play crucial roles in both Verticillium pathogenesis and the defence responses of their host organisms. This review emphasizes the significance of genomics in uncovering the mechanisms that underlie pathogenicity, virulence, and host resistance in Verticillium fungi. Our goal is to summarize recent discoveries in Verticillium research highlighting progress made in comprehending the biology and interactions of Verticillium fungi. The integration of genomics into Verticillium studies has the potential to open avenues for developing strategies to control diseases and produce crop varieties resistant to verticillium, thereby offering sustainable solutions for enhancing agricultural productivity.

    Keywords: Genomics, Verticillium, Pathogenesis, plant-pathogen interactions, Soil-borne fungi

    Received: 12 Jul 2024; Accepted: 23 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Sayari, Dolatabadian, El-Shetehy and Daayf. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Fouad Daayf, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

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