In plants ranging from liverworts to wheat, parasitic water molds build intracellular structures analogous to the nutrient-exchanging structures of symbiotic fungi.

Pathogens appear to steal the metal from plants using the erratic motion of microscopic particles.

A growing branch of research on how plants use exosomes to interact with their environment is opening up a new field of plant biology.

A compound produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa activates signaling pathways that prevent seeds from growing in unfavorable environments.

Scientists suspect the rapidly spreading beech leaf disease is due to an unidentified microbe.

The energy-producing organelles also send out parcels with antimicrobial compounds to help destroy pathogen invaders in macrophages.

Bacteriologist Alice Evans identified the pathogen that causes undulant fever, leading her to push for the pasteurization of milk.

Cryo-electron tomography reveals how Salmonella sets up physical interactions with host cells.

By combining experimental data with computer models, researchers were able to predict a pathogen’s evolution toward more virulence.