[HTML][HTML] Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as natural biofertilizers: let's benefit from past successes

A Berruti, E Lumini, R Balestrini… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) constitute a group of root obligate biotrophs that
exchange mutual benefits with about 80% of plants. They are considered natural …

Resource stoichiometry elucidates the structure and function of arbuscular mycorrhizas across scales

NC Johnson - New Phytologist, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the fact that arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) associations are among the most ancient,
abundant and important symbioses in terrestrial ecosystems, there are currently few unifying …

[HTML][HTML] Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning in a 15-year grassland experiment: Patterns, mechanisms, and open questions

WW Weisser, C Roscher, ST Meyer, A Ebeling… - Basic and applied …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the past two decades, a large number of studies have investigated the relationship
between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, most of which focussed on a limited set of …

Phylogenetic reference data for systematics and phylotaxonomy of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi from phylum to species level

M Krüger, C Krüger, C Walker, H Stockinger… - New …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Although the molecular phylogeny, evolution and biodiversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal
fungi (AMF) are becoming clearer, phylotaxonomically reliable sequence data are still …

Plant-driven selection of microbes

A Hartmann, M Schmid, D Tuinen, G Berg - 2009 - Springer
The rhizodeposition of plants dramatically influence the surrounding soil and its microflora.
Root exudates have pronounced selective and promoting effects on specific microbial …

Soil type and land use intensity determine the composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities

F Oehl, E Laczko, A Bogenrieder, K Stahr… - Soil Biology and …, 2010 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to test whether soil types can be characterized by their
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) communities. To answer this question, a well-defined …

Species richness of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: associations with grassland plant richness and biomass

I Hiiesalu, M Pärtel, J Davison, P Gerhold… - New …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Although experiments show a positive association between vascular plant and arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) species richness, evidence from natural ecosystems is scarce …

Symbiosis with an endobacterium increases the fitness of a mycorrhizal fungus, raising its bioenergetic potential

A Salvioli, S Ghignone, M Novero, L Navazio… - The ISME …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) occur in the rhizosphere and in plant tissues as obligate
symbionts, having key roles in plant evolution and nutrition. AMF possess endobacteria, and …

DNA‐based species level detection of Glomeromycota: one PCR primer set for all arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

M Krüger, H Stockinger, C Krüger… - New phytologist, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
At present, molecular ecological studies of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are only
possible above species level when targeting entire communities. To improve molecular …

Community assembly and coexistence in communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

K Vályi, U Mardhiah, MC Rillig, S Hempel - The ISME journal, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are asexual, obligately symbiotic fungi with unique morphology
and genomic structure, which occupy a dual niche, that is, the soil and the host root …