Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) represent a threat to human health. Factors impacting ARGs have been well studied in surface soils, but how such factors affect ARGs in deep soils (> 2 m) remains unknown. This in situ study investigated how long‐term excessive nitrogen (N) fertilisation, specifically leached nitrate (NO 3 − ), influenced ARGs up to 10 m depth. Under replicated 26‐year fertilisation (600 kg N ha −1 ) plots, s...

Summary Iron is virtually an essential nutrient for all organisms, to understand how iron contributes to virulence of plant pathogenic fungi, we identified ClFTR1 and ClNPS6 in maize pathogen Curvularia lunata ( Cochliobolus lunatus ) in this study. Disruption of ClNPS6 significantly impaired siderophore biosynthesis. ClFTR1 and ClNPS6 did mediate oxidative stress but had no significant impact on vegetative growth, conidiation...