Fungi are key players in vital ecosystem services, spanning carbon cycling, decomposition,
symbiotic associations with cultivated and wild plants and pathogenicity. The high …

Fungi are dominant ecological participants in the forest ecosystems, which play a major role
in recycling organic matter and channeling nutrients across trophic levels. Fungal …

Simple Summary Bactrocera fruit flies are major pests of horticulture in tropical parts of the
world and are highly invasive. Able to breed in many different fruit types, and living in hot to …

Microorganisms are the main drivers sha** the functioning and equilibrium of all
ecosystems, contributing to nutrient cycling, primary production, litter decomposition, and …

Plant-associated microbiomes are key determinants of host-plant fitness, productivity, and
function. However, compared to bacterial community, we still lack fundamental knowledge …

The ecological significance of fungi occurring asymptomatically inside living plant leaves is
poorly understood. Given the broad saprotrophic potential of many endophytic fungi, we …

As mycorrhizal fungi, endophytic fungi are ubiquitous in natural forest ecosystems. A great
number of foliar endophytic fungi (FEFs) have been isolated from leaves of forest trees, and …

We compared community composition and co-occurrence patterns of phyllosphere fungi
between island and mainland populations within a single plant species (Mussaenda …

Phylloplane, which refers to the surfaces of aboveground parts of plants, includes mainly
leaves and has been recognized as an important habitat for microorganisms. The growth of …

The study of microbial communities of the plant phyllosphere in remote locations using DNA-
based approaches is limited by the challenges associated with their preservation in the field …