Os fungos micorrízicos constituem um grupo diverso de microorganismos terrestres que
formam associações simbióticas multifuncionais com raízes de plantas vasculares, nas …

Estimations of genome size and its variation can provide valuable information regarding the
genetic diversity of organisms and their adaptation potential to heterogeneous …

Ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi are major microbial components of boreal, temperate and
Mediterranean forests, as well as some tropical forest ecosystems. Nearly two decades of …

During a lifetime that can span several hundred years, a tree will be challenged by
generations of parasites and will encounter a host of different limitations related to nutrition …

The most frequently encountered symbiont on tree roots is the ascomycete Cenococcum
geophilum, the only mycorrhizal species within the largest fungal class Dothideomycetes, a …

The roots of most terrestrial plants are colonized by mycorrhizal fungi. They play a key role in
terrestrial environments influencing soil structure and ecosystem functionality. Around them …

Ectomycorrhizae (ECM), mutualistic associations between tree roots and fungal hyphae,
play a pivotal role in nutrient and carbon cycling in forest soils. Ectomycorrhizal fungi absorb …

The population genetic structure of the late-stage fungus Amanita manginiana in a natural
forest in Dujiangyan, southwest China was examined over two years using inter-simple …

Fungi are evolutionary shape shifters and adapt quickly to new environments.
Ectomycorrhizal (EM) symbioses are mutualistic associations between fungi and plants and …

Anthropocentric perception of the biological word often makes us associate biological
diversity with animals and plants. But the reality is that by every criterion microbes possess …