[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 …

Ectomycorrhizal lifestyle in fungi: global diversity, distribution, and evolution of phylogenetic lineages

L Tedersoo, TW May, ME Smith - Mycorrhiza, 2010 - Springer
The ectomycorrhizal (EcM) symbiosis involves a large number of plant and fungal taxa
worldwide. During studies on EcM diversity, numerous misidentifications, and contradictory …

Dark septate endophytes: a review of facultative biotrophic root-colonizing fungi

ARI Jumpponen, JM Trappe - The New Phytologist, 1998 - cambridge.org
Dark septate root endophytes (DSE) are conidial or sterile fungi (Deuteromycotina, Fungi
Imperfecti) likely to be ascomycetous and colonizing plant roots. They have been reported …

The molecular revolution in ectomycorrhizal ecology: peeking into the black‐box

TR Horton, TD Bruns - Molecular ecology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular tools have now been applied for the past 5 years to dissect ectomycorrhizal (EM)
community structure, and they have propelled a resurgence in interest in the field. Results …

Direct analysis of wood-inhabiting fungi using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of amplified ribosomal DNA

EJ Vainio, J Hantula - Mycological research, 2000 - Elsevier
Four different primer pairs were designed for the preferential PCR amplification of fungal
SSU rDNA directly from environmental samples. Most of the amplification products obtained …

[PDF][PDF] Ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity: seperating the wheat from the chaff

AC Rinaldi, O Comandini, TW Kuyper - Fungal diversity, 2008 - fungaldiversity.org
Thousands of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal species exist, but estimates of global species
richness of ECM fungi differ widely. Many genera have been proposed as being ECM, but in …

The decomposition of ectomycorrhizal fungal necromass

CW Fernandez, JA Langley, S Chapman… - Soil Biology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The turnover of ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungal biomass represents a significant input into
forest carbon (C) and nutrient cycles. Given the size of these fluxes, understanding the …

Ectomycorrhizal fungal succession in mixed temperate forests

BD Twieg, DM Durall, SW Simard - New Phytologist, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal communities of Douglas‐fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and
paper birch (Betula papyrifera) were studied along a chronosequence of forest development …

Ecological and functional roles of mycorrhizas in semi-arid ecosystems of Southeast Spain

JM Barea, J Palenzuela, P Cornejo… - Journal of arid …, 2011 - Elsevier
Mycorrhizas are worldwide symbiotic associations established between certain soil fungi
and most vascular plants and are fundamental in optimizing plant fitness and soil quality …

Vertical niche differentiation of ectomycorrhizal hyphae in soil as shown by T‐RFLP analysis

IA Dickie, B Xu, RT Koide - New Phytologist, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Niche differentiation for different soil substrates has been proposed as a mechanism
contributing to ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity. This hypothesis has been largely untestable …