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Plant pathogens

Thyrostroma parviniae sp. nov., causing bud necrosis and branch dieback in fig trees from Iran

Hamed Negahban, Zeinab Bolboli, Moslem Jafari, Reza Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa

published 08 Apr 2026

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A genomic locus uniquely encoded by blueberry-infecting Xylella fastidiosa strains affects motility and biofilm formation in vitro, and virulence in planta

Navdeep Kaur, Marcus V. Merfa, Alexandra K. Kahn, Rodrigo P. P. Almeida, Leonardo De La Fuente

published 03 Apr 2026

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Loss of a major toxin gene cluster defines a metabolic schism and host-specific virulence in Botrytis pseudocinerea

Victor Coca-Ruiz, Adrián García-Barba, Josefina Aleu, Isidro G. Collado

published 24 Mar 2026

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Recombinant Potyvirus lilimaculae in asymptomatic Galanthus nivalis: Ecological and evolutionary implications

János Ágoston, Asztéria Almási, Katalin Salánki, László Palkovics

published 23 Mar 2026

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Artificial intelligence–Driven detection and decision support system for precision management of maize downy mildew

Jadesha G, Anurag Dhole, Deepak D

published 09 Mar 2026

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Assessment of Beauveria bassiana as an endophyte of maize and its effects on plant growth

Abigail L. Kropf, Aaron J. Gassmann

published 12 Feb 2026

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Soil environment effects on the occurrence of black sesame spot and clubroot disease in Chinese Cabbage

Xiuli Chi, Kun Yang, Chengran Li, Dong Chu

published 03 Feb 2026

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Phytophthora capsici carries and differentially expresses genes for the RNA interference pathway

Jacobo Sevillano-Serrano, Fernando Uriel Rojas-Rojas, Alfonso Méndez-Bravo, Nancy Calderón-Cortés, Harumi Shimada-Beltrán, Julio Vega-Arreguín

published 30 Jan 2026

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Phyllosphere microbial communities are modulated by pathogen coinfection, but not a plant defense hormone

Julie K. Geyer, Rita L. Grunberg, Charles E. Mitchell

published 29 Jan 2026

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Soil microbiome perturbation impedes growth of Bouteloua curtipendula and increases relative abundance of soil microbial pathogens

Alisiara Hobbs, Daisy Ochoa-Rojas, Christine E. Humphrey, John A. Kyndt, Tyler C. Moore

published 05 Jan 2026

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Diversity, recombination and misclassification in the family Geminiviridae: Insight from bioinformatics analysis

Moshood Olamide Lateef, Dauda Nathaniel, Bolaji Osundahunsi, Neil Arvin Bretana

published 02 Jan 2026

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Isolation and characterization of the phytopathogenic fungus Ilyonectria liriodendri from persimmon as a new susceptible host

Nikolett Molnár, Dóra Szabó, Adrienn Geiger, József Geml, Kálmán Zoltán Váczy, Zoltán Karácsony

published 26 Dec 2025

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Molecular detection of bee pathogens in honey from various botanical origins

Rossella Tiritelli, Gian Luigi Marcazzan, Cecilia Costa, Antonio Nanetti, Giovanni Cilia

published 10 Dec 2025

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