Nick Talbot group

Magnaporthe oryzae causes rice blast disease. Rice blast affects seedlings, causing a leaf spot disease characterised by large ellipsoid shaped necrotic lesions.

Research in the Nick Talbot group involves the understanding of how fungi are able to cause disease in plants, specifically one of the world’s most devastating diseases called rice blast.

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- Published: 07.03.24
Authors: Eisermann I, Talbot NJ (2024)

Septin-dependent invasive growth by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae
- Published: 23.01.24
Authors: Were V, Yan X, Foster A, Sklenar J, Langner T, Bentham A, Zdrzałek R, Ryder L, Kaimenyi D, Gomez De La Cruz D, Gentle A, Petit-Houdenot Y, Eseola AB, Smoker M, Bautista MJ, Ma W, Kourelis J, Maclean D, Banfield MJ, Kamoun S, Menke FLH, Moscou MJ, Talbot NJ (2024)

The blast effector Pwl2 is a virulence factor that modifies the cellular localisation of host protein HIPP43 to suppress immunity.
- Published: 10.12.23
Authors: Oliveira-Garcia E, Yan X, Oses-Ruiz M, de Paula S, Talbot NJ (2023)

Effector-triggered susceptibility by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae

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Nick Talbot

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Research in our group involves the understanding of how fungi are able to cause disease in plants, specifically one of the world’s most devastating diseases called rice blast.

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