Mycorrhizal fungi are a heterogeneous group of diverse fungal taxa, associated with the
roots of over 90% of all plant species. Recently, state-of-the-art molecular and genetic tools …

Heme-containing peroxidases secreted by fungi are a fascinating group of biocatalysts with
various ecological and biotechnological implications. For example, they are involved in the …

Much remains to be learned about the biology of mushroom-forming fungi, which are an
important source of food, secondary metabolites and industrial enzymes. The wood …

The Périgord black truffle (Tuber melanosporum Vittad.) and the Piedmont white truffle
dominate today's truffle market,. The hypogeous fruiting body of T. melanosporum is a …

The fungal symbionts forming ectomycorrhizas, as well as their associated bacteria, benefit
forest trees in a number of ways although the most important is enhancing soil nutrient …

Filamentous fungi owe powerful abilities for decomposition of the extensive plant material,
lignocellulose, and thereby are indispensable for the Earth's carbon cycle, generation of soil …

Chlorella variabilis NC64A, a unicellular photosynthetic green alga (Trebouxiophyceae), is
an intracellular photobiont of Paramecium bursaria and a model system for studying …

Many oomycete and fungal plant pathogens are obligate biotrophs, which extract nutrients
only from living plant tissue and cannot grow apart from their hosts. Although these …

The mushroom Coprinopsis cinerea is a classic experimental model for multicellular
development in fungi because it grows on defined media, completes its life cycle in 2 weeks …

Globally, phosphorus (P) limits productivity of trees in many forests and plantations
especially in highly weathered, acidic or calcareous profiles. Most trees form mycorrhizal …