Background As in most land plants, the roots of orchids (Orchidaceae) associate with soil
fungi. Recent studies have highlighted the diversity of the fungal partners involved, mostly …

Ericoid mycorrhizal (ErM) shrubs commonly occur in forest understories and could therefore
alter arbuscular (AM) and/or ectomycorrhizal (EcM) tree effects on soil carbon and nitrogen …

The root economics space (RES) is multidimensional and largely shaped by belowground
biotic and abiotic influences. However, how root–fungal symbioses and edaphic fertility drive …

Inter-kingdom belowground carbon (C) transfer is a significant, yet hidden, biological
phenomenon, due to the complexity and highly dynamic nature of soil ecology. Among key …

The tropics were long considered to have few ectomycorrhizal fungi, presumably due to a
paucity of ectomycorrhizal host plants relative to higher-latitude ecosystems. However, an …

The consumption of fungi by animals is a significant trophic interaction in most terrestrial
ecosystems, yet the role mammals play in these associations has been incompletely …

The ectomycorrhizal (ECM) symbiosis has independently evolved from diverse types of
saprotrophic ancestors. In this study, we seek to identify genomic signatures of the transition …

Understanding soil–plant–microbe inter-and intra-interactions are essential for ensuring
proper soil health, quality, and soil-mediated ecosystem services (eg, nutrient cycling) …

We aimed to identify genomic traits of transitions to ectomycorrhizal ecology within the
Boletales by comparing the genomes of 21 symbiotrophic species with their saprotrophic …

In this review, I explore the pervasive but underappreciated role of local adaptation in fungi.
It has been difficult historically to study local adaptation in fungi because of the limited …