(1) To explore evolutionary history of P. insidosum by comparative genomic analysis of the genes encoding RXLR and elicitin effectors (Research question#1)
(2) To investigate function of an RXLR effector of P. insidiosum (Research question#2,3,5)
(3) To investigate function of an elicitin effector of P. insidiosum (Research question#2,3,6)
(4) To assess role of the P. insidiosum effectors in host innate and adaptive immune responses (Research question#4)
(5) To evaluate immunological properties of the P. insidiosum effectors for development of diagnostic and therapeutic tools (Research question#7)
