Arbuscular mycorrhizas (AMs) are widespread symbiotic associations that are commonly
described as the result of co-evolution events between fungi and plants where both partners …

Our understanding of eukaryote biology is dominated by the study of land plants, animals
and fungi. However, these are only three isolated fragments of the full diversity of extant …

The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the nuclear ribosomal repeat unit is the most
popular locus for species identification and subgeneric phylogenetic inference in sequence …

Fungi play a major role in the function and dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems, directly
influencing the structure of plant, animal, and bacterial communities through interactions that …

Understanding how fungal endophyte communities differ in abundance, diversity, taxonomic
composition, and host affinity over the geographic ranges of their hosts is key to …

Microsporidia are obligate, intracellular eukaryotic pathogens that infect animal cells,
including humans [1]. Previous studies suggested microsporidia share a common ancestor …

Comparative genomics of parasitic protists and their free-living relatives are profoundly
impacting our understanding of the regulatory systems involved in transcription and …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the phylum Glomeromycota are found globally in most
vegetation types, where they form a mutualistic symbiosis with plant roots. Despite their wide …

Summary 1 Ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi play key roles in forest ecosystems, but the potential
effects of invasive plants on EM fungal communities have not been assessed. In this study …

Background Filamentous fungi synthesize many secondary metabolites and are rich in
genes encoding proteins involved in their biosynthesis. Genes from the same pathway are …