Adhesion of Fungal Propagules

Adhesion is a well established phenomenon that occurs during the normal growth of organisms within their environments. This review will present recent literature which is pertinent to our understanding how adhesion occurs across a broad spectrum of organisms, to our current knowledge of the chemistry of adhesives, and in particular to the significance of adhesion to the fungal infection process. The pathogens Colletotrichum graminicola and Erysiphe graminis will provide examples of adhesion and its relevance to the infection process as they represent both necrotrophic and biotrophic pathogens with very different requirements for their survival and success as pathogens.