Wade H. Elmer

Carbohydrate-active enzymes from a core root mycobiota member enable infection of multiple plant hosts.

The root microbiome includes fungal pathogens capable of colonizing multiple plant hosts, yet the underlying genetic determinants remain unknown. Here we report that Plectosphaerella cucumerina is a core member of the Arabidopsis thaliana root microbiota, which displays pathogenic potential across multiple hosts. Using...