More than two-thirds of terrestrial plants acquire nutrients by forming a symbiosis with
arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. AM fungal hyphae recruit distinct microbes into their …

This is the opening paper in the special issue of Fungal Diversity, which collates the data on
defining species. Defining and recognizing species has long been a controversial issue …

Mycorrhizal fungi are mutualists that play crucial roles in nutrient acquisition in terrestrial
ecosystems. Mycorrhizal symbioses arose repeatedly across multiple lineages of …

True fungi (Fungi) and fungus-like organisms (eg Mycetozoa, Oomycota) constitute the
second largest group of organisms based on global richness estimates, with around 3 …

Extraradical hyphae (ERH) of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) extend from plant roots
into the soil environment and interact with soil microbial communities. Evidence of positive …

Zygomycetes are phylogenetically early diverging, ecologically diverse, industrially
valuable, agriculturally beneficial, and clinically pathogenic fungi. Although new phyla and …

Fungi are a highly diverse group of heterotrophic eukaryotes characterized by the absence
of phagotrophy and the presence of a chitinous cell wall. While unicellular fungi are far from …

The extraradical hyphae of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are colonized by different
bacteria in natural and agricultural systems, but the mechanisms by which AM fungi interact …

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 …

Mycorrhizal symbioses between plants and fungi are vital for the soil structure, nutrient
cycling, plant diversity, and ecosystem sustainability. More than 250 000 plant species are …