(AM)—is probably the most important symbiotic association in nature. More than 80% of all
higher land plant species are able to benefit from the fungus' ability to extract nutrients …

Mycorrhizae are widespread mutualistic symbioses crucial for the functioning of terrestrial
ecosystems. Not all plants associate with mycorrhizae; most parasitic plants have been …

As current research activities have focused on symbiotic or parasitic plant–microbe
interactions, other types of associations between plants and microorganisms are often …

Plant–fungal symbiotic associations are ubiquitously distributed in natural plant
communities. Besides the well-studied mycorrhizal symbiosis and grass systemic …

The fossil record indicates that fungal symbionts have been associated with plants since the
Ordovician period (approximately 400 million years ago), when plants first became …

Piriformospora indica, a primitive endophytic fungus of Sebacinales, colonizes the roots of
all plant species investigated so far and promotes plant growth. It also increases seed …

Highlights•Pathogen infection shapes host microbiota compositions locally and
systemically.•Host physiology under pathogen stress affects microbiota, and may attract …

Asexual fungi from the genus Neotyphodium, relatives of the sexual epichloë species
(Clavicipitaceae, Ascomycota), are symbionts of several cool-season grasses inhabiting …

Plant roots are abundantly colonized by dark septate endophytic (DSE) fungi in virtually all
ecosystems. DSE fungi are functionally heterogeneous and their relationships with plants …

Fungal endophytes display a broad range of symbiotic interactions with their host plants.
Current studies on their biology, diversity and benefits are unravelling their high relevance …