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 …

Dothideomycetes comprise a highly diverse range of fungi characterized mainly by asci with
two wall layers (bitunicate asci) and often with fissitunicate dehiscence. Many species are …

In an effort to establish a suitable alternative to the widely used 18S rRNA system for
molecular systematics of fungi, we examined the nuclear gene RPB2, encoding the second …

Here, the coevolution of mycorrhizal fungi and roots is assessed in the light of evidence now
available, from palaeobotanical and morphological studies and the analysis of DNA‐based …

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 …

Fungi are an important and diverse component of soil communities, but these communities
have proven difficult to study in conventional biotic surveys. We evaluated soil fungal …

Fungal endophytes, a diverse group of primarily ascomycetous fungi defined functionally by
their occurrence within asymptomatic photosynthetic tissues of plants, occur in all major …

We present a comprehensive phylogeny derived from 5 genes, nucSSU, nucLSU rDNA,
TEF1, RPB1 and RPB2, for 356 isolates and 41 families (six newly described in this volume) …

Dark septate endophytes (DSE) are a miscellaneous group of ascomycetous anamorphic
fungi that colonize root tissues intracellularly and intercellularly. The limited selection of …