Cytology of fungal pathogens and plant-host interactions

Imaging plays a unique role in fungal cell biology and phytopathology by al lowing for the documentation of molecular structure in individual fixed and living cells. Advances in fluorescence laser techniques, including confoca l and multiphoton microscopy, are opening new avenues for cellular explorat ion. These techniques hold tremendous potential for studies of host-pathoge n interactions including the use of genetically encoded markers such as gre en fluorescent protein, in situ hybridization and fluorescence resonance en ergy transfer.