Abstract The enemy‐induced Janzen–Connell (JC) effect, a classic model invoking
conspecific negative density dependence (CNDD) and distance dependence, is a primary …

Background High-throughput amplicon sequencing spanning conserved portions of
microbial genomes (16s rRNA and ITS) was used in the present study to describe the …

Apple trees host diverse communities of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microbes that
occupy all plant surfaces and internal tissues. In the past two decades, our understanding of …

Soil fungi belonging to different functional guilds, such as saprotrophs, pathogens, and
mycorrhizal symbionts, play key roles in forest ecosystems. To date, no study has compared …

Plant genetic variation, through its phenotypic display, can determine the composition of
below ground microbial communities. Variation within a species is increasingly …

Soil fungi are fundamental drivers of forest ecosystem processes. Soil physico-chemical
parameters and vegetation features such as host type or stand structure can affect soil …

Mycorrhizal fungi can help plants to cope with drought, but research on the fungal
communities that are more resistant to drought or alleviate drought stress of trees is still …

Background A detailed understanding of antimicrobial resistance trends among all human-
related environments is key to combat global health threats. In food science, however, the …

Chinese starter Jiuqu, traditionally produced by spontaneous fermentation and always
squeezed into bricks, serves as a vital saccharifying agent for simultaneous saccharification …

At the global scale, most forest research on biodiversity focuses on aboveground organisms.
However, understanding the structural associations between aboveground and …