Comparative genomics reveals a dynamic genome evolution in the ectomycorrhizal milk‐cap (Lactarius) mushrooms

A Lebreton, N Tang, A Kuo, K LaButti… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ectomycorrhizal fungi play a key role in forests by establishing mutualistic symbioses with
woody plants. Genome analyses have identified conserved symbiosis‐related traits among …

Comparative genomics reveals dynamic genome evolution in host specialist ectomycorrhizal fungi

LA Lofgren, NH Nguyen, R Vilgalys, J Ruytinx… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
While there has been significant progress characterizing the 'symbiotic toolkit'of
ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi, how host specificity may be encoded into ECM fungal …

Masters of Manipulation: How Our Molecular Understanding of Model Symbiotic Fungi and Their Hosts Is Changing the Face of “Mutualism”

JM Plett, A Kohler, F Martin - Fungal Associations, 2024 - Springer
Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi are soil-borne organisms found predominantly in forest
environments where they colonize the roots of trees and shrubs to gain nutrients that support …

Mycorrhizosphere complexity

H Kraigher, M Bajc, T Grebenc - Developments in Environmental Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Mycorrhizal fungi have evolved with their plant partners and enabled them with better growth
in stressed and disturbed environments by better nutrient acquisition and protection against …

Reciprocal Informants: Using Fungal Bioinformatics, Genomics, and Ecology to tie Mechanisms to Ecosystems

L Lofgren - 2019 - conservancy.umn.edu
Across both wild and human-structured ecosystems, fungi interact with every plant species
on earth. From mycorrhizal mutualisms, harmless endophytes, and deadly pathogens, the …