Beneficial soil-borne microorganisms, such as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and
mycorrhizal fungi, can improve plant performance by inducing systemic defense responses …

Smut fungi are basidiomycete plant pathogens that pose a threat to many important cereal
crops. In order to be pathogenic on plants, smut fungal cells of compatible mating-type need …

An important step in the integration of ecology and genomics is the progression from
molecular studies of relatively simple model systems to complex field systems. The recent …

Background Cytochrome P450 enzymes play critical roles in fungal biology and ecology. To
support studies on the roles and evolution of cytochrome P450 enzymes in fungi based on …

The first genomic sequence for a representative of symbiotic fungi, the ectomycorrhizal
basidiomycete Laccaria bicolor, has been published. The unravelling of this genome …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi are often considered to be most prevalent under conditions
where organic sources of N predominate. However, ECM fungi are increasingly exposed to …

Conclusion The essential message of this symposium, summed up by Gordon Fox
(University of South Florida, USA), was that variability over time, as much as variability in …

This report highlights the first biochemical characterization of a multi-domain biosynthetic
enzyme for basidiomycete secondary metabolism: the tri-domain enzyme atromentin …

It is commonly assumed that ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi associated with temperate forest
tree roots are not host‐specific. Because this assumption relies on species delineations …

Ectomycorrhizal interactions established between the root systems of terrestrial plants and
hyphae from soil‐borne fungi are the most ecologically widespread plant symbioses. The …