[HTML][HTML] Sequencing the genomes of the first terrestrial fungal lineages: what have we learned?

AP Gryganskyi, J Golan, A Muszewska, A Idnurm… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The first genome sequenced of a eukaryotic organism was for Saccharomyces cerevisiae,
as reported in 1996, but it was more than 10 years before any of the zygomycete fungi …

[HTML][HTML] The endohyphal microbiome: current progress and challenges for scaling down integrative multi-omic microbiome research

JM Kelliher, AJ Robinson, R Longley, LYD Johnson… - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
As microbiome research has progressed, it has become clear that most, if not all, eukaryotic
organisms are hosts to microbiomes composed of prokaryotes, other eukaryotes, and …

Spores of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi host surprisingly diverse communities of endobacteria

OA Lastovetsky, T Caruso, FP Brennan, D Wall… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are ubiquitous plant root symbionts, which can house
two endobacteria: Ca. Moeniiplasma glomeromycotorum (Ca Mg) and Ca. Glomeribacter …

Transcription activator-like effectors from endosymbiotic bacteria control the reproduction of their fungal host

I Richter, Z Uzum, P Wein, EM Molloy, N Moebius… - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The phytopathogenic fungus Rhizopus microsporus harbors a bacterial endosymbiont
(Mycetohabitans rhizoxinica) that produces a crucial virulence factor responsible for the …

Mycoproteins and their health‐promoting properties: Fusarium species and beyond

D Lee, JH Pan, D Kim, W Heo, EC Shin… - … Reviews in Food …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Filamentous fungal mycoproteins have gained increasing attention as sustainable
alternatives to animal and plant‐based proteins. This comprehensive review summarizes …

[PDF][PDF] Rhizopus arrhizus

DE Corzo-León, JK Uehling, ER Ballou - Trends in Microbiology, 2023 - Elsevier
The glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) is the main human receptor for R. arrhizus on
endothelial and nasal epithelial cells. High glucose, iron overload, or acidotic environments …

Convergent reductive evolution and host adaptation in Mycoavidus bacterial endosymbionts of Mortierellaceae fungi

K Amses, A Desiró, A Bryson, I Grigoriev… - Fungal Genetics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Intimate associations between fungi and intracellular bacterial endosymbionts are becoming
increasingly well understood. Phylogenetic analyses demonstrate that bacterial …

Bacterial endosymbionts of mucoromycota fungi: diversity and function of their interactions

JK Uehling, A Salvioli, KR Amses… - Evolution of Fungi and …, 2023 - Springer
Endosymbiotic bacteria are commonly inhabitants of environmental isolates of
Mucoromycota fungi. Described bacterial endosymbionts of Mucoromycota are related to …

Deazaflavin metabolite produced by endosymbiotic bacteria controls fungal host reproduction

I Richter, M Hasan, JW Kramer, P Wein… - The ISME …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The endosymbiosis between the pathogenic fungus Rhizopus microsporus and the toxin-
producing bacterium Mycetohabitans rhizoxinica represents a unique example of host …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative genomics of Mollicutes-related endobacteria supports a late invasion into Mucoromycota fungi

R Longley, A Robinson, JA Liber, AE Bryson… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Diverse members of early-diverging Mucoromycota, including mycorrhizal taxa and soil-
associated Mortierellaceae, are known to harbor Mollicutes-related endobacteria (MRE). It …