Mycobiome diversity: high-throughput sequencing and identification of fungi

RH Nilsson, S Anslan, M Bahram… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Fungi are major ecological players in both terrestrial and aquatic environments by cycling
organic matter and channelling nutrients across trophic levels. High-throughput sequencing …

Diversity and forest productivity in a changing climate

C Ammer - New phytologist, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 50 I. Introduction 50 II. Drivers of the diversity–productivity relationship
51 III. Patterns of the diversity–productivity relationship 55 IV. Responses of mixed stands to …

Body size determines soil community assembly in a tropical forest

L Zinger, P Taberlet, H Schimann, A Bonin… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical forests shelter an unparalleled biological diversity. The relative influence of
environmental selection (ie, abiotic conditions, biotic interactions) and stochastic–distance …

Tree species identity surpasses richness in affecting soil microbial richness and community composition in subtropical forests

L Chen, W Xiang, H Wu, S Ouyang, B Zhou… - Soil Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Plant interactions and feedbacks with soil microorganisms play an important role in
sustaining the functions and stability of terrestrial ecosystems, yet the effects of tree species …

High‐throughput identification and diagnostics of pathogens and pests: overview and practical recommendations

L Tedersoo, R Drenkhan, S Anslan… - Molecular ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
High‐throughput identification technologies provide efficient tools for understanding the
ecology and functioning of microorganisms. Yet, these methods have been only rarely used …

Plant intraspecific variation modulates nutrient cycling through its below ground rhizospheric microbiome

L Pérez‐Izquierdo, M Zabal‐Aguirre… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Plant genetic variation, through its phenotypic display, can determine the composition of
below ground microbial communities. Variation within a species is increasingly …

Towards PacBio‐based pan‐eukaryote metabarcoding using full‐length ITS sequences

L Tedersoo, S Anslan - Environmental microbiology reports, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Development of high‐throughput sequencing techniques has greatly benefited our
understanding about microbial ecology, yet the methods producing short reads suffer from …

Ectomycorrhizal fungi and soil enzymes exhibit contrasting patterns along elevation gradients in southern Patagonia

C Truong, LA Gabbarini, A Corrales, AB Mujic… - New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The biological and functional diversity of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) associations remain largely
unknown in South America. In Patagonia, the ECM tree Nothofagus pumilio forms …

Phylogenetic imprint of woody plants on the soil mycobiome in natural mountain forests of eastern China

T Yang, L Tedersoo, PS Soltis, DE Soltis… - The ISME …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Recent studies have detected strong phylogenetic signals in tree–fungus associations for
diseased leaves and mycorrhizal symbioses. However, the extent of plant phylogenetic …

Are drivers of root-associated fungal community structure context specific?

AK Alzarhani, DR Clark, GJC Underwood… - The ISME …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The composition and structure of plant-root-associated fungal communities are determined
by local abiotic and biotic conditions. However, the relative influence and identity of …