Fungi form a major and diverse component of most ecosystems on Earth. They are both
micro and macroorganisms with high and varying functional diversity as well as great …

The microbial community that is systematically associated with a given host plant is called
the core microbiota. The definition of the core microbiota was so far based on its taxonomic …

In the past 15–20 years, there has been increasing interest throughout the world in studies
involving plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) and their positive interactions with plants …

In biological systems, evolutionary innovations can spread not only from parent to offspring
(ie vertical transmission), but also 'horizontally'between individuals, who may or may not be …

The composite members of the microbiota face a range of selective pressures and must
adapt to persist in the host. We highlight recent work characterizing the evolution and …

Microbial co-occurrence network analysis is being widely used for data exploration in plant
microbiome research. Still, challenges lie in how well these microbial networks represent …

Yeasts are unicellular fungi that do not form fruiting bodies. Although the yeast lifestyle has
evolved multiple times, most known species belong to the subphylum Saccharomycotina …

ALE and GeneRax are tools for probabilistic gene tree–species tree reconciliation. Based on
a common underlying statistical model of how gene trees evolve along species trees, these …

Background Complex plant-microbe interactions have been established throughout
evolutionary time, many of them with beneficial effects on the host in terms of plant growth …

Highlights•A summary is given of novel polysaccharide monooxygenase (PMO)
families.•New PMO functions in pathogens are discussed in the context of a …