There is an increasing need to develop high-yielding, disease-resistant crops and reduce
fertilizer usage. Combining disease resistance with efficient nutrient assimilation through …

Background Mycorrhizal symbiosis is one of the most fundamental types of mutualistic plant-
microbe interaction. Among the many classes of mycorrhizae, the arbuscular mycorrhizae …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), belonging to the fungal phylum Glomeromycota, form
mutualistic symbioses with roots of almost 80% of land plants. The release of genomic data …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi help their host plant in the acquisition of nutrients, and this
association is itself impacted by soil nutrient levels. High phosphorus levels inhibit the …

Abstract Background The hemibiotrophic pathogens Moniliophthora perniciosa (witches'
broom disease) and Moniliophthora roreri (frosty pod rot disease) are among the most …

For plants, distinguishing between mutualistic and pathogenic microbes is a matter of
survival. All microbes contain microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) that are …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are obligate symbionts that interact with the roots of most
land plants. The genome of the AMF model species Rhizophagus irregularis contains …

Periodically repeating DNA and protein elements are involved in various important
biological events including genomic evolution, gene regulation, protein complex formation …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) symbioses are major components of boreal and temperate forest
ecosystems (Smith and Read, 2008; Clemmensen et al., 2013). Although well studied for …

Background Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form a highly adaptable and versatile group
of fungi found in natural and man-managed ecosystems. Cell signaling molecules are …