Plants interact with a diversity of microorganisms that influence their growth and resilience,
and they can therefore be considered as ecological entities, namely “plant holobionts,” …

Scientific names are crucial for communicating knowledge concerning fungi and fungus-like
organisms. In plant pathology, they link information regarding biology, host range …

Endophytic fungi are symptomless internal inhabits of plant tissues. They are implicated in
the production of antibiotic and other compounds of therapeutic importance. Ecologically …

Hybridization in fungi has recently been recognized as a major force in the generation of
new fungal plant pathogens. These include the grass pathogen Zymoseptoria pseudotritici …

The relationship between Epichloë endophytes found in a wide range of temperate grasses
spans the continuum from antagonistic to mutualistic. The diversity of asexual mutualistic …

The ergot, genus Claviceps, comprises approximately 60 species of specialised ovarial
grass parasites famous for the production of food toxins and pharmaceutics. Although the …

Host specialization is a key process in ecological divergence and speciation of plant‐
associated fungi. The underlying determinants of host specialization are generally poorly …

Ligula intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) is a tapeworm parasite with a worldwide distribution that
uses a wide variety of fish species as its second intermediate host. In the present study, we …

Fungi of genus Epichloë (Ascomycota, Clavicipitaceae) are common endophytic symbionts
of Poaceae, including wild and agronomically important cool-season grass species (subfam …

Many pooid grasses (Poaceae) harbor Epichloë species (Hypocreales), endophytic fungi
that often produce toxic alkaloids which may provide anti‐insect protection for their hosts …