Fungal invasions are increasingly recognized as a significant component of global changes,
threatening ecosystem health and damaging food production. Invasive fungi also provide …

Increasing human impacts on forests, including unintentional movement of pathogens, climate
change, and large-scale intensive plantations, are associated with an unprecedented rate …

… borealis; (c) Network of rhizomorphs of Armillaria spp. in the soil; (d) Heart rot caused by
A. … We thank C. Gautschi for English revision of the manuscript and the two anonymous …

… Counami (522′N, 5314′W) is a pristine forest of c. 12 000 ha where an inventory of trees
(dbh > 37.5 cm) was carried out by CIRAD Forestry Department using 411 small sample plots …

… excelsa mentioned above, and an additional data set developed on Quercus lobata Neé (Fagaceae)
(C. Dutech and VL Sork, in preparation). We performed a twogener analysis on all …

Although they represent powerful genetic markers in many fields of biology, microsatellites
have been isolated in few fungal species. The aim of this study was to assess whether …

… The overall objective of this research was to decipher the history of introductions of C.
parasitica in both Europe and North America by comparing these populations to putative source …

The occurrence of multiple introductions may be a crucial factor in the successful establishment
of invasive species, but few studies focus on the introduction of fungal pathogens, …

… (30 s), and a final extension at 60 C for 30 min. PCR products … C (15 min), followed by 30
cycles at 94 C (30 s)/60 C (90 s)/72 C (30 s), and a final extension at 60 C for 30 min and 72 C …

… 94C for 5 min, followed by (i) 30 cycles of 94C for 1 min, 55C … 72C for 1 min (ITS1/ITS4), 36
cycles of (ii) 94C for 1 min, 48C … C for 1 min (o-asco for./ o-asco rev.), or 30 cycles of (iii) 94C …