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 …

Mosaic genome of endobacteria in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: transkingdom gene transfer in an ancient mycoplasma-fungus association

G Torres-Cortés, S Ghignone… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
For more than 450 million years, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have formed intimate,
mutualistic symbioses with the vast majority of land plants and are major drivers in almost all …

Minimal genomes of mycoplasma-related endobacteria are plastic and contain host-derived genes for sustained life within Glomeromycota

M Naito, JB Morton… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF, Glomeromycota) colonize roots of the majority of
terrestrial plants. They provide essential minerals to their plant hosts and receive …

At the nexus of three kingdoms: the genome of the mycorrhizal fungus Gigaspora margarita provides insights into plant, endobacterial and fungal interactions

F Venice, S Ghignone… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As members of the plant microbiota, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF, Glomeromycotina)
symbiotically colonize plant roots. AMF also possess their own microbiota, hosting some …

A highly contiguous genome assembly reveals sources of genomic novelty in the symbiotic fungus Rhizophagus irregularis

BF Manley, JS Lotharukpong… - G3: Genes …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The root systems of most plant species are aided by the soil-foraging capacities of symbiotic
arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi of the Glomeromycotina subphylum. Despite recent …

The obligate endobacteria of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are ancient heritable components related to the Mollicutes

M Naumann, A Schüßler, P Bonfante - The ISME Journal, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have been symbionts of land plants for at least 450 Myr.
It is known that some AMF host in their cytoplasm Gram-positive endobacteria called …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: intraspecific diversity and pangenomes

S Mathieu, L Cusant, C Roux, N Corradi - New Phytologist, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 1129 I. Introduction 1129 II. Intraspecific phenotypic variation and the
plant host 1130 III. High inter‐isolate genetic diversity in model AMF 1130 IV. Genome …

High intraspecific genome diversity in the model arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiont Rhizophagus irregularis

ECH Chen, E Morin, D Beaudet, J Noel… - New …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are known to improve plant fitness through the
establishment of mycorrhizal symbioses. Genetic and phenotypic variations among closely …

[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 …

Genetic and genomic glimpses of the elusive arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

L Lanfranco, JPW Young - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2012 - Elsevier
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which form an ancient and widespread mutualistic
symbiosis with plants, are a crucial but still enigmatic component of the plant microbiome …