Intra‐species genetic variability drives carbon metabolism and symbiotic host interactions in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus microcarpus

KL Plett, A Kohler, T Lebel, VR Singan… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi are integral to boreal and temperate forest ecosystem
functioning and nutrient cycling. ECM fungi, however, originate from diverse saprotrophic …

[HTML][HTML] Advancing research on ectomycorrhizal fungal adaptation with landscape genomics

B Dauphin, M Peter - Trends in Microbiology, 2023 - cell.com
Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi serve key functions in forest ecosystems by supplying water
and nutrients to tree hosts, yet mutualistic plant–fungi interactions are jeopardised by …

Acquisition of host-derived carbon in biomass of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus microcarpus is correlated to fungal carbon demand and plant defences

EK Stuart, V Singan, M Amirebrahimi… - FEMS microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi are key players in forest carbon (C) sequestration, receiving a
substantial proportion of photosynthetic C from their forest tree hosts in exchange for plant …

Role of plant–fungal nutrient trading and host control in determining the competitive success of ectomycorrhizal fungi

S Hortal, KL Plett, JM Plett, T Cresswell… - The ISME …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Multiple ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) compete to colonise the roots of a host plant, but it is
not known whether their success is under plant or fungal control, or a combination of both …

Ectomycorrhizal fungal traits reflect environmental conditions along a coastal California edaphic gradient

HV Moeller, KG Peay, T Fukami - FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Multispecies mutualisms, such as the association between trees and ectomycorrhizal fungi,
are often shaped by environmental context. Here, we explored the functional mechanisms …

Contrasting effects of intra‐and interspecific identity and richness of ectomycorrhizal fungi on host plants, nutrient retention and multifunctionality

C Hazard, L Kruitbos, H Davidson, AFS Taylor… - New …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A major gap in our understanding of biodiversity–ecosystem function relationships concerns
the role of intra‐and interspecific diversity of mycorrhizal fungi, which are critical for plant …

Nitrogen fertilization differentially affects the symbiotic capacity of two co‐occurring ectomycorrhizal species

KL Plett, F Snijders… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Forest trees rely on ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi to obtain growth‐limiting nutrients. While
addition of nitrogen (N) has the potential to disrupt these critical relationships, there is …

Is plant genetic control of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities an untapped source of stable soil carbon in managed forests?

JD Hoeksema, AT Classen - Plant and soil, 2012 - Springer
Background Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi provide one of the main pathways for carbon (C)
to move from trees into soils, where these fungi make significant contributions to microbial …

Abscisic acid supports colonization of Eucalyptus grandis roots by the mutualistic ectomycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus microcarpus

RA Hill, J Wong‐Bajracharya, S Anwar… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The pathways regulated in ectomycorrhizal (EcM) plant hosts during the establishment of
symbiosis are not as well understood when compared to the functional stages of this …

Intraspecific competition between ectomycorrhizal Pisolithus microcarpus isolates impacts plant and fungal performance under elevated CO2 and temperature

S Hortal, JR Powell, JM Plett, A Simonin… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Root systems are simultaneously colonized by multiple individuals of mycorrhizal fungi.
Intraspecific competitive interactions between fungal isolates are likely to affect both fungal …