PRJNA791551
Fungal communities of Eucalyptus grandis leaves infected by Leptocybe invasa
This study aimed to understand how insect-associated gall formation on Eucalyptus grandis foliage correlates with the diversity of foliar fungal communities in surrounding healthy leaf tissue. ITS metabarcoding was used to characterise the foliar fungal communities of 179 individual E. grandis trees. These trees were correlated with infestation levels of the wasp Leptocybe invasa (Eulophidae: Hymenoptera), which causes gall formation on shoot tips and leaves of its host.