Mycorrhizal symbioses between plants and fungi are vital for the soil structure, nutrient
cycling, plant diversity, and ecosystem sustainability. More than 250 000 plant species are …

The fungal genus Armillaria contains necrotrophic pathogens and some of the largest
terrestrial organisms that cause tremendous losses in diverse ecosystems, yet how they …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi are crucial for tree nitrogen (N) nutrition; however, mechanisms
governing N transfer from fungal tissues to the host plant are not well understood. ECM …

Addressing pressing health concerns, modern medical research seeks to identify new
antimicrobials to combat drug resistance, novel molecules for cancer treatment, and …

Ectomycorrhizal communities at young oak, pine, and birch stands in a former uranium
mining site showed a low diversity of morphotypes with a preference for contact and short …

Aegerolysins are a family of proteins that recognize and bind to specific membrane lipids or
lipid domains; hence they can be used as membrane lipid sensors. Although aegerolysins …

Trees form symbioses with ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi, maintained in part through mutual
benefit to both organisms. Our understanding of the signaling events leading to the …

Secondary metabolites (SMs) are biologically active small molecules, many of which are
medically valuable. Fungal genomes contain vast numbers of SM biosynthetic gene clusters …

The forces that maintain stable boundaries between closely related groups are poorly
characterized in the Fungi. In other organisms prezygotic barriers, such as assortative …

Functional diversity is one of the most important aspects of biodiversity studies. In this work,
the functional diversity of two mangrove-associated fish communities in the Persian Gulf is …