Harnessing natural genetic variation is an established alternative to artificial genetic
variation for investigating the molecular dialog between partners in plant pathosystems …

The pathological importance of mixed viral infections in plants might be underestimated
except for a few well-characterized synergistic combinations in certain crops. Considering …

Bacterial pathogens are one of the major threats to biosafety and environmental health, and
advanced assessment is a prerequisite to combating bacterial pathogens. Currently, 16S …

Studies of plant–pathogen interactions have historically focused on simple models of
infection involving single host-single disease systems. However, plant infections often …

Insect herbivory is pervasive in plant communities, but its impact on microbial plant
colonizers is not well-studied in natural systems. By calibrating sequencing-based bacterial …

Metagenomic surveys and data from next generation sequencing revealed that mixed
infections among plant viruses are probably a rule rather than an exception in natural …

Multiple infections, either simultaneous or sequential, affecting a single plant or crop are
now recognized to be common in plant disease epidemics. These multiple infections thus …

Background Soils harbour a remarkable diversity of interacting fungi, bacteria, and other
microbes: together these perform a wide variety of ecological roles from nutrient cycling and …

Host individuals are often coinfected with diverse parasite assemblages, resulting in
complex interactions among parasites within hosts. Within hosts, priority effects occur when …

Coinfections by multiple parasites predominate in the wild. Interactions between parasites
can be antagonistic, neutral, or facilitative, and they can have significant implications for …