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 …

Piriformospora indica is a wide-host root-colonizing endophytic fungus which allows the
plants to grow under extreme physical and nutrient stress. The fungus can be cultivated on …

Il existe, au monde, plus de 80 produits de maîtrise biologique sur le marché, mais aucun
d'eux ne contient des champignons mycorhiziens. Ceci en dépit qu'il existe beaucoup de …

Mushroom cropping consists of the development and fructification of different fungal species
in soil or selective substrates that provide nutrients and support for the crop. The …

The edible mycorrhizal mushrooms include some of the world's most expensive foods and
have a global market measured in US $ billions. Despite this, few have been cultivated with …

Truffles, symbiotic fungi renown for the captivating aroma of their fruiting bodies, are
colonized by a complex bacterial community of unknown function. We characterized the …

Although truffles are cultivated since decades, their life cycle and the conditions stimulating
ascocarp formation still remain mysterious. A role for bacteria in the development of several …

Because of their beneficial impact on plants, the highly diverse mycorrhizal fungi grouped in
the order Sebacinales lay claim to high ecological and agricultural significance. Here, we …

Tuber magnatum, an ascomycetous fungus and obligate ectomycorrhizal symbiont, forms
hypogeous fruit bodies, commonly called Italian white truffles. The diversity of bacterial …

The microbial community associated with ascocarps of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Tuber
borchii Vittad. was studied by both cultivation and direct extraction of bacterial 16S rRNA …