The rise of emerging pathogens in a changing world: the case of Cryptostroma corticale.

L'abstract riassume i contenuti di una presentazione su invito al 17th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union (July 6–10, 2025, Bari, Italy) relativi al fungo patogeno dell'acero (Acer spp.) Cryptostroma corticale, che non solo pone un rischio per la salute delle piante, ma rappresenta anche un rischio sanitario per le persone, soprattutto in ambiente urbano, a causa dell'elevata allergenicità delle spore / The abstract summarises the contents of an invited lecture at the 17th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union (July 6–10, 2025, Bari, Italy) on the maple fungal pathogen of maples (Acer spp.) Cryptostroma corticale, which not only poses a risk to plant health but also represents a health risk to humans, especially in urban environments, due to the high allergenicity of its spores.