Defence response in plants and animals against a common fungal pathogen.

Plant pathogens emerging as threat to human and animal health has been a matter of concern within the scientific community. , predominantly a phytopathogen, can infect both plants and animals. As a plant pathogen, is one of the most economically damaging pathogen. In humans, can infect immunocompromised individuals and is increasingly being considered as a problematic pathogen. Mycotoxins produced by supress the innate immune pathways in both plants and animals. Hence, is the perfect example for studying similarities and differences between defence strategies adopted by plants and animals. In this review we will discuss the innate immune response of plant and animal hosts for protecting against infection. Such studies will be helpful for identifying genes, protein and metabolites with antifungal properties suitable for protecting humans.