Risk versus reward: host dependent parasite mortality rates and phenotypes in the facultative generalist Triphysaria versicolor.
Loren A HonaasSam JonesNina FarrellWilliam KamerowHuiting ZhangKathryn VescioNaomi S AltmanJohn I YoderClaude W dePamphilisPublished in: BMC plant biology (2019)
This work sheds light on Triphysaria's parasitic life habit and is an important step towards understanding the mechanisms of haustorium initiation factor perception, a unique form of plant-plant communication.