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Getting by With a Little Help From Fungal Friends: Seed‐Associated Endophytes Contribute to Seed Defense Against Fungal Pathogens in Keystone Tropical Trees

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
This study explored microbially mediated seed defense in fig (Ficus) species through inoculation experiments. We show that priority effects from endophytic fungi contribute to increased seed survival in the presence of fungal pathogens. ABSTRACT Soil‐borne fungal pathogens are known to be major causes of seed mortality in tropical forests; however, not
Sumashini Sundararajan, Gauranshi Chamoli, James W. Dalling, Meghna Krishnadas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Direct and indirect effects of elevated CO2, warming and drought on plant–consumer interactions of Plantago lanceolata

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 8, August 2026.
Experimental treatments of warming, elevated CO2, drought and their interactions had direct and indirect (plant‐trait‐mediated) effects on field Plantago lanceolata consumption and feeding preferences of the locust Locusta migratoria. The effects largely differed between consumption types, despite being studied on the same species in the same system ...
Micha Davidová, Dinesh Thakur, Michael Bahn, Andreas Schaumberger, Nikita Rathore, Jaroslav Semerád, Tomáš Cajthaml, Zuzana Münzbergová   +7 more
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POOE: predicting oomycete effectors based on a pre-trained large protein language model

mSystems
Oomycetes are fungus-like eukaryotic microorganisms which can cause catastrophic diseases in many plants. Successful infection of oomycetes depends highly on their effector proteins that are secreted into plant cells to subvert plant immunity.
Miao Zhao, Chenping Lei, Kewei Zhou, Yan Huang, Chen Fu, Shiping Yang, Ziding Zhang   +6 more
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Colonization of Different Grapevine Tissues by Plasmopara viticola—A Histological Study

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019
Plasmopara viticola, the downy mildew pathogen, is one of the most important pathogens in European viticulture. This oomycete infects grapevine leaves via zoospores that encyst at stomata.
Sarah Fröbel, Eva Zyprian
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Benchmarking Full‐Length ITS Metabarcoding Across Illumina 2 × 500, PacBio, and Oxford Nanopore Sequencing Using Mock and Soil Communities

Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 26, Issue 6, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Metabarcoding is a powerful tool for biodiversity comparisons, where standard‐size DNA barcodes (> 500 bases) offer better taxonomic resolution than shorter ones. Still, the choice of sequencing platforms and bioinformatics pipelines may strongly affect inferred diversity due to various technical biases. We assessed the relative performance of
Leho Tedersoo, Marko Prous, Meirong Chen, Sten Anslan, Irja Saar, Benjamin Dubois, Vladimir Mikryukov   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anthracnose in Yerba Mate Caused by Colletotrichum nymphaeae in Brazil

Forest Pathology, Volume 56, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil.) is the primary non‐timber native forest species in Southern Brazil, and its socioeconomic importance is linked to the consumption of its leaves in hot and iced teas, as well as the manufacture of energy drinks and cosmetics.
Mireli Bergmann‐Martins, Celso Garcia Auer, Dauri José Tessmann, Álvaro Figueredo dos Santos   +3 more
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Draft Genome Sequence of Phytophthora abietivora, a Root Rot Pathogen of True Firs in Managed Plantations

PhytoFrontiers
Phytophthora abietivora is a recently described root rot pathogen of true firs (Abies spp.) and a major contributor to fir plantation decline in eastern North America. We present a 62.17-Mbp draft genome assembly of P.
Nicolas Feau, Isabella Laughton, Guillaume Charron, Philippe Tanguay   +3 more
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High-Throughput Chemical Screening Identifies Compounds that Inhibit Different Stages of the Phytophthora agathidicida and Phytophthora cinnamomi Life Cycles

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017
Oomycetes in the genus Phytophthora are among the most damaging plant pathogens worldwide. Two important species are Phytophthora cinnamomi, which causes root rot in thousands of native and agricultural plants, and Phytophthora agathidicida, which causes
Scott A. Lawrence, Charlotte B. Armstrong, Wayne M. Patrick, Monica L. Gerth   +3 more
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The tree‐parasitic fungus Cryphonectria carpinicola discovered on European chestnut and European hornbeam in Azerbaijan

EPPO Bulletin, Volume 56, Issue 2, Page 370-375, August 2026.
Abstract The ascomycetous fungus Cryphonectria carpinicola is typically found in its asexual form on the European hornbeam, and its sexual state has only recently been discovered in deadwood of different Carpinus species in Japan. Recently, this fungus has been added to the EPPO Alert List due to its increasing incidence in the EPPO region and a ...
Carolina Cornejo, Dilzara Aghayeva, Ludwig Beenken   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection and Host Range Investigation of Phytopythium helicoides and Phytopythium palingenes

Microbiology Research
Phytopythium species are water molds that have been divided as a separate group of oomycetes about 10 years ago. They are associated with diverse environments worldwide, but the ecological function of most of the species is still under investigation.
Petya Koeva Christova
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