Summary Microorganisms, or 'microbes', have formed intimate associations with plants
throughout the length of their evolutionary history. In extant plant systems microbes still …

Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) grow as saprotrophs in soil and interact with plants, forming
mutualistic associations with roots of many economically and ecologically important forest …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

In the rhizosphere, exudates from plants and microorganisms as well as stable soil organic
matter influence processes that can control plant growth, microbial infections, and nutrient …

Plant tissues host a variety of fungi. One important group is the dark septate endophytes
(DSEs) that colonize plant roots and form characteristic intracellular structures–melanized …

The mutualistic ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal genus Pisolithus comprises 19 species
defined to date which colonize the roots of> 50 hosts worldwide suggesting that substantial …

Ectomycorrhizas (EMs) alleviate stress tolerance of host plants, but the underlying molecular
mechanisms are unknown. To elucidate the basis of EM-induced physiological changes and …

Cell walls are deeply involved in the molecular talk between partners during plant and
microbe interactions, and their role in mycorrhizae, ie, the widespread symbiotic …

Plant defensins are small basic peptides that are inhibitory against a range of plant and
human pathogens. Their in vitro antimicrobial activity and structural similarity with human …

A full-length cDNA showing high similarity to previously described CuZn superoxide
dismutases (SODs) was identified in an expressed sequence tag collection from germinated …