The epidemics caused by coinfection of several pathogen strains in a plant population is more severe than epidemics caused by single strains. A plant individual may be simultaneously infected by ...

When emerging plant pathogens go undetected, they have the potential to negatively affect food industries, conservation efforts, and even human health. And, just like emerging human pathogens, such as ...

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers employed evolutionary approaches to understand the role of within-host microbial diversity on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) evolution ...

Researchers are hunting down the origins and extent of the outbreak of a new Eastern Filbert Blight strain that overcomes the disease resistance bred into Oregon hazelnut trees. Meanwhile, farmers are ...