Table 1 A “top ten” list of fungal plant pathogens for research at the molecular biology level [30], and the impact of AtMT on these species

1

Pyricularia oryzae (Magnaporthe oryzae)

In vitro

Yes

Major

[15, 38,39,40,41,42]

2

Botrytis cinerea

In vitro

Yes

Modest

[244]

3

Puccinia spp.

Obligate pathogen

No

N/A

N/A

4

Fusarium graminearum

In vitro

Yes

Minor

[65]

5

Fusarium oxysporum

In vitro

Yes

Major

[75, 76]

6

Blumeria graminis

Obligate pathogen

No

N/A

N/A

7

Zymoseptoria tritici (Mycosphaerella graminicola)

In vitro

Yes

Major

[52,53,54, 245]

8

Colletotrichum spp.

In vitro

Yes

Major

[84, 86]

9

Ustilago maydis

In vitro

Yes

Minor

[198]

10

Melampsora lini

Obligate pathogen

Yes

Minor

[176]