High‐throughput identification technologies provide efficient tools for understanding the
ecology and functioning of microorganisms. Yet, these methods have been only rarely used …

Second‐generation, high‐throughput sequencing methods have greatly improved our
understanding of the ecology of soil microorganisms, yet the short barcodes (< 500 bp) …

Fungi and oomycetes encompass many pathogens affecting crops worldwide. Their effective
control requires screening pathogens across the local and international trade networks …

Productivity benefits from diversity can arise when compatible pathogen hosts are buffered
by unrelated neighbors, diluting pathogen impacts. However, the generality of pathogen …

Culture-based molecular identification methods have revolutionized detection of pathogens,
yet these methods are slow and may yield inconclusive results from environmental …

High‐throughput sequencing methods have become a routine analysis tool in
environmental sciences as well as in public and private sector. These methods provide vast …

Development of high‐throughput sequencing techniques has greatly benefited our
understanding about microbial ecology, yet the methods producing short reads suffer from …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding and metagenomics analyses can improve
taxonomic resolution in biodiversity studies. Only recently, these techniques have been …

Recycling of irrigation water increases disease risks due to spread of waterborne oomycete
plant pathogens such as Phytophthora, Pythium, and Phytopythium. A comprehensive …

Soil-borne pathogens structure plant communities, shaping their diversity, and through these
effects may mediate plant responses to climate change and disturbance. Little is known …