Aim Studies assessing large-scale patterns of microbial diversity have predominantly focused on free-living microorganisms, often failing to link observed patterns to established theories regarding .....

Forests world-wide are under escalating threat from emerging and invasive fungal and oomycete pathogens, driven by globalization and shifting climate dynamics. Effective strategies to manage the curr...

Diplodia sapinea (Fr.) Fuckel is a widespread fungal pathogen affecting conifers worldwide. Infections can lead to severe symptoms, such as shoot blight, canker, tree death, or blue stain in harvested...