The genome and lifestage-specific transcriptomes of a plant-parasitic nematode and its host reveal susceptibility genes involved in trans-kingdom synthesis of vitamin B5

Plant-parasitic nematodes are a threat to crop production. Combining bioinformatics, genetic and biochemical approaches, the authors show that the plant pathogen beet cyst nematode possesses an incomplete vitamin B5 synthesis pathway, of potential prokaryotic origin, complemented by its plant host.