Forest Microbiology

<p>Section A: Introduction <br>1. Trees and their microbial symbionts <br>2. Trees as microbial habitats: ecological niches offered by tree organs and tissues <br>3. Methods for studying microbiome of forest trees <br>4. Abiotic factors affecting the composition of forest tree microbiome <br>5. Interspecific interactions within microbial communities associated with forest trees <br>6. Protists in forest ecosystem </p> <p>Section B: Phyllosphere microbiome  <br>7. Fungal communities of conifer tree needles <br>8. Fungi associated with broad leaf trees of temperate forests <br>9. Fungal communities of tropical tree foliage <br>10. Bacteria biota of tree foliage <br>11. Microbiome of reproductive organs of trees </p> <p>Section C: Endosphere <br>12. Bacterial biota of stems, branches and twigs <br>13. Fungi inhabiting woody tree tissues (stems, branches and twigs)  </p> <p>Section D: Rhizosphere <br>14. Microbiome of living roots <br>15. Mycorrhizal fungi associated with forest trees (ecological and physiological aspects of symbiosis) <br>16. Dark septate endophytes associated with forest trees <br>17. Microbiome of forest soil <br>18. Microbiome of decayed wood and forest litter </p> <p>Section E: Archaea, viruses in forest ecosystem and microbiota of forest nurseries and tree pests <br>19. Microbiome of forest tree nurseries <br>20. Microbiome of forest tree pests (insect vectors) <br>21. Archaea as components of forest microbiome <br>22. Viruses as components of forest microbiome </p> <p>Section F: Challenges and Potentials <br>23. Translational impact of forest microbiome <br>24. Major challenges and future perspective</p>