Understanding how organisms adapt to extreme living conditions is central to evolutionary
biology. Dark septate endophytes (DSEs) constitute an important component of the root …

Dark septate endophytes (DSE) are a form-group of root endophytic fungi with elusive
functions. Here, the genomes of two common DSE of semiarid areas, Cadophora sp. and …

Halophilic fungi have evolved unique osmoadaptive strategies, enabling them to thrive in
hypersaline habitats. Here, we conduct morphological and transcriptomic response of …

Host specialization is a key process in ecological divergence and speciation of plant‐
associated fungi. The underlying determinants of host specialization are generally poorly …

Background Ectophytic fungi occupy the waxy plant surface, an extreme environment
characterized by prolonged desiccation, nutrient limitation, and exposure to solar radiation …

PREMISE Root‐associated fungi provide a wide range of functions for their host plants,
including nutrient provisioning, pathogen protection, and stress alleviation. In so doing, they …

The novel DSE Laburnicola rhizohalophila (Pleosporales, Ascomycota) is frequently found
in the halophytic seepweed (Suaeda salsa). In this article, we report a near-chromosome …

Dark septate endophytes (DSEs) are one of the most studied groups of root fungal
endophytes in recent years. However, the effects of DSE on host plant are still under debate …

Fungal endophytes can improve plant tolerance to abiotic stress. However, the role of these
plant–fungal interactions in invasive species ecology and their management implications …

Background Whereas an increasing number of pathogenic and mutualistic ascomycetous
species were sequenced in the past decade, species showing a seemingly neutral …