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 …

The ectomycorrhizal (EcM) symbiosis involves a large number of plant and fungal taxa
worldwide. During studies on EcM diversity, numerous misidentifications, and contradictory …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal mycelia are the main organs for nutrient uptake in many
woody plants, and often connect seedlings to mature trees. While it is known that resources …

As an important resource for screening microbial strains capable of conferring stress
tolerance in plants, the fungal community associated with the plants grown in stressful …

Ectomycorrhizal fungi have been shown to affect metal transfer from the soil to the host plant,
but the use of these fungi for increased phytoextraction of heavy metals has been scarcely …

Recently fixed plant carbon (C) being released as rhizodeposits is a major resource fueling
soil food webs. Soil microorganisms predominate in incorporating root-derived C and …

Phytoextraction has been proposed in recent years as an environmentally and cost-efficient
treatment technique for the remediation of heavy-metal contaminated sites. In particular …

Central to soil health and plant productivity in natural ecosystems are in situ soil microbial
communities, of which mycorrhizal fungi are an integral component, regulating nutrient …

Despite a long history of use in phytomanagement strategies, the impacts of poplar trees on
the structure and function of microbial communities that live in the soil remain largely …

Saline stress is one of the most important abiotic factors limiting the growth and development
of plants and associated microorganisms. While the impact of salinity on associations of …