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What if a plant pathogen attacked another fungus?

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A new study documents Diaporthe eres, a fungus linked to grapevine dieback, invading other grapevine-associated fungi. Microscopy captured hyphae meeting, curling around, and penetrating rival colonies.

The interaction was necrotrophic mycoparasitism in tested isolates. It is a lab observation, not evidence of a safe vineyard biocontrol method.

Source: Mycological Progress, DOI 10.1007/s11557-026-02159-7. Surfaced through a Scollr scan of newly published research. #FungalBiology #PlantPathology #Mycology #GrapevineScience #ScienceReels