Plants host a mesmerizing diversity of microbes inside and around their roots, known as the
microbiome. The microbiome is composed mostly of fungi, bacteria, oomycetes, and …

Phytophthora capsici is a destructive oomycete pathogen of vegetable, ornamental, and
tropical crops. First described by LH Leonian in 1922 as a pathogen of pepper in New …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

Globally, tomato is the second most cultivated vegetable crop next to potato, preferentially
grown in temperate climates. Processing tomatoes are generally produced in field …

Phytophthora infestans has been a named pathogen for well over 150 years and yet it
continues to “emerge”, with thousands of articles published each year on it and the late …

Plant-pathogenic oomycetes include numerous species that are ongoing threats to
agriculture and natural ecosystems. Understanding the molecular dialogs between …

Phytophthora capsici is the most devastating pathogen for chile pepper production
worldwide and current management strategies are not effective. The population structure of …

Since the 1950s, research on the animal neurohormone, melatonin, has focused on its
multiregulatory effect on patients suffering from insomnia, cancer, and Alzheimer's disease …

Cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae, are a group of prokaryotic microorganisms
largely distributed in both terrestrial and aquatic environments. They produce a wide range …

Diseases caused by soil-borne pathogens result worldwide in significant yield losses in
economically important crops. In contrast to foliar diseases, relatively little is known about …