Although complex interactions between hosts and microbial associates are increasingly well
documented, we still know little about how and why hosts shape microbial communities in …

Leaf fungal microbiomes can be fundamental drivers of host plant success, as they contain
pathogens that devastate crop plants and taxa that enhance nutrient uptake, discourage …

The phyllosphere is an important microbial habitat and reservoir of organisms that modify
plant health. Taphrina betulina is the causal agent of birch witches' broom disease. Taphrina …

The leaf microbiota plays a key role in plant development, but a detailed mechanism of
microbe-plant relationships remains elusive. Many genome-wide association studies …

Witches' brooms are a deformity or structural alteration commonly observed as a disease
symptom in trees or woody plants. Nematodes, insects, mites, oomycetes, fungi, viruses, and …

The phylloplane is an important microbial habitat and a reservoir of organisms that affect
plant health, both positively and negatively. Taphrina betulina is the causative agent of birch …