Phylogenetic Origins of the Asexual Mycorrhizal SymbiontCenococcum geophilumFr. and Other Mycorrhizal Fungi among the Ascomycetes

KF LoBuglio, ML Berbee, JW Taylor - Molecular Phylogenetics and …, 1996 - Elsevier
The phylogenetic relationship of the asexual mycorrhizal fungusCenococcum geophilumFr.
among sexual ascomycetes was examined by phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequence …

Ectomycorrhizal fungal lineages: detection of four new groups and notes on consistent recognition of ectomycorrhizal taxa in high-throughput sequencing studies

L Tedersoo, ME Smith - Biogeography of mycorrhizal symbiosis, 2017 - Springer
This review updates the previous information about ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungal lineages.
Based on morphological and phylogenetic evidence, we recognize four novel lineages …

Phylogenetic placement of the ectomycorrhizal genus Cenococcum in Gloniaceae (Dothideomycetes)

JW Spatafora, CA Owensby, GW Douhan… - Mycologia, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Cenococcum is a genus of ectomycorrhizal Ascomycota that has a broad host range and
geographic distribution. It is not known to produce either meiotic or mitotic spores and is …

Correlated evolution in an ectomycorrhizal host–symbiont system

LG van Galen, DA Orlovich, JM Lord… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanisms of diversification in fungi are relatively poorly known. Many ectomycorrhizal
symbionts show preference for particular host genera or families, so host–symbiont selection …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding genomics of mycorrhizal symbiosis

A Kuo, A Kohler, FM Martin, IV Grigoriev - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The mycorrhizal symbiosis between soil fungi and plant roots is a ubiquitous mutualism that
plays key roles in plant nutrition, soil health, and carbon cycling. The symbiosis evolved …

Intraspecific genetic variation in ectomycorrhizal fungi

JC Debaud, R Marmeisse, G Gay - Mycorrhiza: structure, function …, 1995 - Springer
Genetic variation amongst mycorrhizal fungi is of considerable importance in ecology,
agriculture and forestry, since physiological differences between and within species of …

Ascomycetes associated with ectomycorrhizas: molecular diversity and ecology with particular reference to the Helotiales

L Tedersoo, K Pärtel, T Jairus, G Gates… - Environmental …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Mycorrhizosphere microbes enhance functioning of the plant–soil interface, but little is
known of their ecology. This study aims to characterize the ascomycete communities …

Ascomycota

ME Barr - Systematics and Evolution: Part A, 2001 - Springer
The fungi that constitute the Ascomycota undergo meiosis after the formation of a short-lived
zygote and produce meiospores by free-cell formation within a meiosporangium termed the …

[HTML][HTML] Lineages of ectomycorrhizal fungi revisited: foraging strategies and novel lineages revealed by sequences from belowground

L Tedersoo, ME Smith - Fungal biology reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
In the fungal kingdom, the ectomycorrhizal (EcM) symbiosis has evolved independently in
multiple groups that are referred to as lineages. A growing number of molecular studies in …

Evolutionary relationships among arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the Endogonaceae

JB Morton - Mycologia, 1990 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A cladistic analysis of 57 species in six genera of the Endogonaceae was
performed using 27 morphological characters of asexual spores and the endophytic phase …