Synchytrium endobioticum, the potato wart disease pathogen.
Bart T L H van de VossenbergCharlotte ProdhommeJack H VossenTheo A J van der LeePublished in: Molecular plant pathology (2022)
A single effector has been described for S. endobioticum (AvrSen1), which is recognized by the potato Sen1 resistance gene product. This is also the first effector that has been described in Chytridiomycota, showing that in this fungal division resistance also fits the gene-for-gene concept. Although significant progress was made in the last decade in mapping wart disease resistance loci, not all resistances present in potato breeding germplasm could be identified. The use of resistant varieties plays an essential role in disease management.