Welcome to the working group Plant-Microbe Interactions

The working group combines the two working groups “Mycology” and “Host-Parasite Relationships” and expands the subject area to include mutualistic interactions with plant-associated microorganisms (e.g. mycorrhizal fungi, endophytes and microbiomes), which play an important role in plant health.

The 2nd Annual Meeting of the Working Group Plant-Microbe Interactions will take place on March 12-13, 2026 in Giessen.

Prof. Dr. Gunther Döhlemann
The Terrestrial Microbiology Lab
CEPLAS & Institute for Plant Sciences
Universität Köln
Zülpicher Straße 47a
50674 Köln
g.doehlemann@uni-koeln.de

Prof. Dr. Remco Stam
Institut für Phytopathologie
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 9
remco.stam@phytomed.uni-kiel.de

  • Presentation of current research work and research results in lectures and poster presentations
  • Discussion of
    • current mycological problems in plant cultivation practice
    • Physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology of interactions between phytopathogenic organisms and their host plants
    • mutualistic interactions with plant-associated microorganisms (e.g. mycorrhizal fungi, endophytes and microbiomes)
  • Identification of molecular targets to combat phytopathogenic organisms
  • Formulation of solutions for the prevention and control of mycological problems
  • Diagnosis and taxonomy
  • Ecology and epidemiology
  • Monitoring and prognosis
  • Resistance and defense mechanisms
  • Virulence and pathogenicity factors
  • Host specificity
  • Harm threshold concepts