The human gut microbiome, the community of organisms living inside the gastrointestinal tract plays a key role in health and disease. Faecal microbiome transplantation (FMT) where a healthy community is transferred into a patient’s gut to modulate the microbiome is an established treatment for some diseases, e.g. C. difficile infections.

Crop pathogen surveillance and analysis methodologies must be developed to identify pathogen reservoirs and predict emergence. These developments are key to our ability to target fungicide treatment and reduce use.