Title: Emerging Fungal Threats to Plants and Animals Challenge Agriculture and Ecosystem Resilience
Abstract: Chapter 38 Emerging Fungal Threats to Plants and Animals Challenge Agriculture and Ecosystem Resilience Helen N. Fones, Helen N. Fones Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QD United KingdomSearch for more papers by this authorMatthew C. Fisher, Matthew C. Fisher Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, St Mary's Hospital, London, W2 1PG United KingdomSearch for more papers by this authorSarah J. Gurr, Sarah J. Gurr Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QD United Kingdom University of Utrecht, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, EX20 2SB Okehampton, United KingdomSearch for more papers by this author Helen N. Fones, Helen N. Fones Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QD United KingdomSearch for more papers by this authorMatthew C. Fisher, Matthew C. Fisher Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, St Mary's Hospital, London, W2 1PG United KingdomSearch for more papers by this authorSarah J. Gurr, Sarah J. Gurr Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QD United Kingdom University of Utrecht, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, EX20 2SB Okehampton, United KingdomSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Joseph Heitman, Joseph Heitman Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North CarolinaSearch for more papers by this authorBarbara J. Howlett, Barbara J. Howlett School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, NSW, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorPedro W. Crous, Pedro W. Crous CBS-KNAW Fungal Diversity Centre, Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences, Utrecht, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorEva H. Stukenbrock, Eva H. Stukenbrock Environmental Genomics, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorTimothy Y. James, Timothy Y. James Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MichiganSearch for more papers by this authorNeil A. R. Gow, Neil A. R. Gow School of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Fosterhill, Aberdeen, United KingdomSearch for more papers by this author First published: 05 September 2017 https://doi.org/10.1128/9781555819583.ch38 AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Summary While fungi can make positive contributions to ecosystems and agro-ecosystems, for example, in mycorrhizal associations, they can also have devastating impacts as pathogens of plants and animals. In undisturbed ecosystems, most such negative interactions will be limited through the coevolution of fungi with their hosts. In this article, we explore what happens when pathogenic fungi spread beyond their natural ecological range and become invasive on naïve hosts in new ecosystems. We will see that such invasive pathogens have been problematic to humans and their domesticated plant and animal species throughout history, and we will discuss some of the most pressing fungal threats of today. The Fungal Kingdom RelatedInformation
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-09-05
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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