Ectomycorrhizal fungi identification in single and pooled root samples: terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (TRFLP) and morphotyping compared

DJ Burke, KJ Martin, PT Rygiewicz, MA Topa - Soil Biology and …, 2005 - Elsevier
We describe here the results of a study conducted to evaluate a terminal restriction fragment
length polymorphism (TRFLP) approach targeting rRNA genes for determination of …

Genome and evolution of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Diversispora epigaea (formerly Glomus versiforme) and its bacterial endosymbionts

X Sun, W Chen, S Ivanov, AM MacLean… - New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form endosymbioses with most plants, and they
themselves are hosts for Mollicutes/Mycoplasma‐related endobacteria (MRE). Despite their …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis is accompanied by local and systemic alterations in gene expression and an increase in disease resistance in the shoots

J Liu, I Maldonado‐Mendoza, M Lopez‐Meyer… - The Plant …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
In natural ecosystems, the roots of many plants exist in association with arbuscular
mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, and the resulting symbiosis has profound effects on the plant. The …

Fungal Endophytes of Populus trichocarpa Alter Host Phenotype, Gene Expression, and Rhizobiome Composition

HL Liao, G Bonito, JA Rojas… - Molecular plant …, 2019 - Am Phytopath Society
Mortierella and Ilyonectria genera include common species of soil fungi that are frequently
detected as root endophytes in many plants, including Populus spp. However, the ecological …

Highly diverse and spatially heterogeneous mycorrhizal symbiosis in a rare epiphyte is unrelated to broad biogeographic or environmental features

TR Kartzinel, DW Trapnell, RP Shefferson - Molecular Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Symbiotic interactions are common in nature. In dynamic or degraded environments, the
ability to associate with multiple partners (ie broad specificity) may enable species to persist …

Metabolomics and transcriptomics to decipher molecular mechanisms underlying ectomycorrhizal root colonization of an oak tree

M Sebastiana, A Gargallo-Garriga, J Sardans… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Mycorrhizas are known to have a positive impact on plant growth and ability to resist major
biotic and abiotic stresses. However, the metabolic alterations underlying mycorrhizal …

Climate change–induced stress disrupts ectomycorrhizal interaction networks at the boreal–temperate ecotone

CW Fernandez, L Mielke, A Stefanski… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The interaction networks formed by ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) and their tree hosts, which
are important to both forest recruitment and ecosystem carbon and nutrient retention, may be …

[HTML][HTML] Lessons from arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal genomes

L Lanfranco, P Bonfante - Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have accompanied the majority of land plants since their
evolution in the Devonian period with a symbiotic alliance centered on nutrient exchanges …

Root-associated ectomycorrhizal fungi shared by various boreal forest seedlings naturally regenerating after a fire in interior Alaska and correlation of different fungi …

E Bent, P Kiekel, R Brenton… - Applied and environmental …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
The role of common mycorrhizal networks (CMNs) in postfire boreal forest successional
trajectories is unknown. We investigated this issue by sampling a 50-m by 40-m area of …

Aligning molecular studies of mycorrhizal fungal diversity with ecologically important levels of diversity in ecosystems

IR Sanders, A Rodriguez - The ISME journal, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) occur in the roots of most plants and are an ecologically
important component of the soil microbiome. Richness of AMF taxa is a strong driver of plant …