Since the colonization of land by ancestral plant lineages 450 million years ago, plants and
their associated microbes have been interacting with each other, forming an assemblage of …

Bacteria and fungi can form a range of physical associations that depend on various modes
of molecular communication for their development and functioning. These bacterial-fungal …

Despite the fact that heterotrophic nitrification was identified more than 100 years ago, the
biochemistry of heterotrophic nitrifiers is poorly known and their contribution to nitrification in …

Zygomycete fungi were classified as a single phylum, Zygomycota, based on sexual
reproduction by zygospores, frequent asexual reproduction by sporangia, absence of …

The fungal community within dead wood has received considerable study, but far less
attention has been paid to bacteria in the same habitat. Bacteria have long been known to …

Endosymbiosis of bacteria by eukaryotes is a defining feature of cellular evolution. In
addition to well‐known bacterial origins for mitochondria and chloroplasts, multiple origins of …

Compared to the higher fungi (Dikarya), taxonomic and evolutionary studies on the basal
clades of fungi are fewer in number. Thus, the generic boundaries and higher ranks in the …

Many fungi (from micro-to macromycetes) interact with plants as a relevant component of
plant microbiota. The aim of the review is to focus on the early diverging fungi …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are important members of the plant microbiome. They
are obligate biotrophs that colonize the roots of most land plants and enhance host nutrient …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) establish mutualistic symbioses with the roots of most
food crops, playing a key role in soil fertility and plant nutrition and health. The beneficial …