Abstract
After the first contact between host and pathogen, a series of specific events follow which leads to the development of a disease and, ultimately, an epidemic. This series of events is called a disease cycle. Often, a disease cycle is essentially the same as the pathogen's life cycle, but the key difference is that a disease cycle primarily describes the disease as it develops as a result of the interaction between the host plant and the pathogen. In the first section of the chapter, a series of terms describing what is essentially a continuum of lifestyles were explained; through commensal via mutualistic and pathogenic to saprophytic. There are two extremes of pathogenic lifestyle-biotrophic and necrotrophic. Pathogens that are purely biotrophic are usually obligate parasites, whereas necrotrophic pathogens can also survive as saprophytes.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Fungal-Like Plant Pathogens |
Number of pages | 18 |
Publisher | CABI International |
Publication date | 1 Jan 2020 |
Pages | 19-36 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781789243185 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781789243192 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Anne Marte Tronsmo, David B. Collinge, Annika Djurle, Lisa Munk, Jonathan Yuen and Arne Tronsmo 2020. All rights reserved.