Organic nitrogen utilisation by an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus is mediated by specific soil bacteria and a protist

M Rozmoš, P Bukovská, H Hršelová… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi lack efficient exoenzymes to access organic nutrients
directly. Nevertheless, the fungi often obtain and further channel to their host plants a …

Utilization of organic nitrogen by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi—is there a specific role for protists and ammonia oxidizers?

P Bukovská, M Bonkowski, T Konvalinková, O Beskid… - Mycorrhiza, 2018 - Springer
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can significantly contribute to plant nitrogen (N) uptake
from complex organic sources, most likely in concert with activity of soil saprotrophs and …

Growth and symbiotic effectiveness of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus in organic matter in competition with soil bacteria

J Leigh, AH Fitter, A Hodge - FEMS microbiology ecology, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can enhance the rate of decomposition of organic
material, and can acquire nitrogen (N) from organic sources, although they are not …

Substantial nitrogen acquisition by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi from organic material has implications for N cycling

A Hodge, AH Fitter - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are obligate biotrophs that acquire carbon (C) solely from
host plants. AM fungi can proliferate hyphae in, and acquire nitrogen (N) from, organic …

Organic nitrogen uptake by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a boreal forest

MD Whiteside, MA Digman, E Gratton… - Soil Biology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The breakdown of organic nitrogen in soil is a potential rate-limiting step in nitrogen cycling.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are root symbionts that might improve the ability of plants …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can transfer substantial amounts of nitrogen to their host plant from organic material

J Leigh, A Hodge, AH Fitter - New Phytologist, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrogen (N) capture by arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi from organic material is a recently
discovered phenomenon. This study investigated the ability of two Glomus species to …

Protozoa enhance foraging efficiency of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for mineral nitrogen from organic matter in soil to the benefit of host plants

R Koller, A Rodriguez, C Robin, S Scheu… - New …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Dead organic matter (OM) is a major source of nitrogen (N) for plants. The majority of plants
support N uptake by symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. Mineralization of N is …

[HTML][HTML] Synergies between mycorrhizal fungi and soil microbial communities increase plant nitrogen acquisition

R Hestrin, EC Hammer, CW Mueller… - Communications …, 2019 - nature.com
Nitrogen availability often restricts primary productivity in terrestrial ecosystems. Arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungi are ubiquitous symbionts of terrestrial plants and can improve plant …

Arbuscular mycorrhiza and nitrification: disentangling processes and players by using synthetic nitrification inhibitors

M Dudáš, P Pjevac, M Kotianová… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Both plants and their associated arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi require nitrogen (N) for
their metabolism and growth. This can result in both positive and negative effects of AM …

[HTML][HTML] Interactions of mycorrhiza and protists in the rhizosphere systemically alter microbial community composition, plant shoot-to-root ratio and within-root system …

GJ Henkes, E Kandeler, S Marhan, S Scheu… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are important symbionts for plant nutrient uptake, but
their exact role in plant nitrogen (N) nutrition is unclear. Protists on the other hand play an …