Microbiomes: unifying animal and plant systems through the lens of community ecology theory

N Christian, BK Whitaker, K Clay - Frontiers in microbiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The field of microbiome research is arguably one of the fastest growing in biology. Bacteria
feature prominently in studies on animal health, but fungi appear to be the more prominent …

Spatial and compositional variation in the fungal communities of organic and conventionally grown apple fruit at the consumer point-of-purchase

A Abdelfattah, M Wisniewski, S Droby… - Horticulture …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The fungal diversity in harvested apples from organic or conventional management
practices was analyzed in different fruit locations (stem end, calyx end, peel, and wounded …

Epitypification and neotypification: guidelines with appropriate and inappropriate examples

HA Ariyawansa, DL Hawksworth, KD Hyde, EBG Jones… - Fungal Diversity, 2014 - Springer
A review of phylogenetic studies carried out together with morphological ones shows that a
major problem with most early studies is that they concentrated on techniques and used …

Non-mycorrhizal endophytic fungi from orchids

X Ma, J Kang, S Nontachaiyapoom, T Wen, KD Hyde - Current science, 2015 - JSTOR
Orchidaceae is one of the largest flowering plant families of the plant kingdom. The habitats
of orchids are highly diverse, ranging from tree bark and damp forest floors to rock crevices …

Cladosporium—Insect Relationships

R Nicoletti, E Russo, A Becchimanzi - Journal of Fungi, 2024 - mdpi.com
The range of interactions between Cladosporium, a ubiquitous fungal genus, and insects, a
class including about 60% of the animal species, is extremely diverse. The broad case …

Plant host and geographic location drive endophyte community composition in the face of perturbation

N Christian, C Sullivan, ND Visser, K Clay - Microbial ecology, 2016 - Springer
All plants form symbioses with endophytic fungi, which affect host plant health and function.
Most endophytic fungi are horizontally transmitted, and consequently, local environment and …

Tissue‐specific gene expression shows a cynipid wasp repurposes oak host gene networks to create a complex and novel parasite‐specific organ

EO Martinson, JH Werren, SP Egan - Molecular Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Every organism on Earth depends on interactions with other organisms to survive. In each of
these interactions, an organism must utilize the limited toolbox of genes and proteins it …

Diversity of fungal endophytes in non-native Phragmites australis in the Great Lakes

K Clay, ZRC Shearin, KA Bourke, WA Bickford… - Biological …, 2016 - Springer
Plant–microbial interactions may play a key role in plant invasions. One common microbial
interaction takes place between plants and fungal endophytes when fungi asymptomatically …

Fungi from leaves of lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

KL Chen, R Kirschner - Mycological Progress, 2018 - Springer
In spite of the self-cleaning property of its leaves called the lotus effect, leaves of lotus
(Nelumbo nucifera) provide a habitat for an unknown fungal diversity. The aim of this study …

Both plant genotype and herbivory shape aspen endophyte communities

BR Albrectsen, AB Siddique, VHG Decker… - Oecologia, 2018 - Springer
Salicinoid phenolic glycosides are common defence substances in salicaceous trees and
specialist leaf beetles use these compounds for their own defence against predators …