Almost all land plants form symbiotic associations with mycorrhizal fungi. These below‐
ground fungi play a key role in terrestrial ecosystems as they regulate nutrient and carbon …

Lignocellulosic biomass has enormous potential to contribute to worldwide energy,
chemical, and material demands in a renewable, sustainable manner. In the United States …

To elucidate the genetic bases of mycorrhizal lifestyle evolution, we sequenced new fungal
genomes, including 13 ectomycorrhizal (ECM), orchid (ORM) and ericoid (ERM) species …

Highlights•Biological lignocellulose deconstruction mechanisms are diverse.•They are
widely but sparsely dispersed across the Tree of Life.•Some mechanisms operate at physico …

Although hypothesized for many years, the involvement of ectomycorrhizal fungi in
decomposition of soil organic matter remains controversial and has not yet been fully …

Polysaccharide monooxygenases (PMOs), also known as lytic PMOs (LPMOs), enhance the
depolymerization of recalcitrant polysaccharides by hydrolytic enzymes and are found in the …

Litter decomposition is a keystone ecosystem process impacting nutrient cycling and
productivity, soil properties, and the terrestrial carbon (C) balance, but the factors regulating …

This article reviews the various models that have been used to describe the relationships
between gene trees and species trees. Molecular phylogeny has focused mainly on …

Highlights•Basidiomycetes produce enzymes useful to attack toxic persistent organic
pollutants.•Mainly laccase and peroxidases are considered for water and soil …

Wood decay mechanisms in Agaricomycotina have been traditionally separated in two
categories termed white and brown rot. Recently the accuracy of such a dichotomy has been …