Recent Advances in Plant-Pathogen Interactions

Dear Colleagues,

Studies of plant–pathogen interactions have historically focused mainly on simple models of infection involving single host-single disease patterns. Plant infections usually involve multiple genera, species, and/or genotypes and exhibit complexities not captured in single host-single disease systems. Recent insights into co-infection systems focusing on host–pathogen interactions have to be included in this Special Issue. Moreover, the implications for host susceptibility/resistance are of interest. During the last several decades, the study of plant–pathogen interaction has been enriched by the advent of new technologies and the application of multiple omics platforms. Omics technologies reflect the dynamic concept of biological processes and provide a contemporary approach to viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens.

The aim of this Special Issue is to cover multiple aspects of pathogen interactions, with emphasis on the application of individual- and multi-omics-based technologies to uncover novel insights into relationships of plants and their pathogens.

Dr. Ales Eichmeier
Guest Editor

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