DFVF: database of fungal virulence factors

Authors

Tao Lu, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Bo Yao, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Chi Zhang, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2012

Citation

Lu, Yao & Zhang in DATABASE (2012) vol. 2012: bas032; doi:10.1093/database/bas032.

Comments

Copyright The Author(s) 2012. Published by Oxford University Press.

Abstract

Fungal pathogens cause various diseases for plant and animal hosts. Despite the extensive impact of fungi on human health and life, the threats posed by emerging fungal pathogens are poorly understood. Specifically, there exist few fungal virulence gene databases, which prevent effective bioinformatics studies on fungal pathogens. Therefore, we constructed a comprehensive online database of known fungal virulence factors, which collected 2058 pathogenic genes produced by 228 fungal strains from 85 genera. This database creates a pivotal platform capable of stimulating and facilitating further bench studies on fungal pathogens.