Fig. 1. Picture of stem rot pathogen infecting Forsythia suspensa. A to C, The results of inoculation with distilled PDA without pathogen for 5, 10, and 15 days in control groups, respectively. D to F, The results of inoculation with pathogen for 5, 10, and 15 days in the treatment groups, respectively.

Forsythia suspensa is an important ornamental horticultural plant, and its fruit is a traditional Chinese medicine. Yanxia He et al. investigated the host-response mechanism of healthy forsythia plants inoculated with #Phomopsis velata: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-25-0385-RE

Here is a new article about #MicrobialCoCulture: " “Hyphae Intertwined, Biomolecules Co-Born”—New Polyketides Induction by Co-Culture of the Mangrove Endophytic Fungus #Phomopsis asparagi DHS-48 and #Pestalotiopsis sp. HHL-101 at Both Volatile and Non-Volatile " www.mdpi.com/3606608

Species of #Diaporthe and their #Phomopsis asexual states are responsible for severe #diseases on a wide range of #plants hosts (crops, fruits, vegetables and legumes)

However, I am totally in love with this isolate that resembles a Solar System 🪐🍄 💫

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