Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi form mutualistic symbioses with many tree species and are
regarded as key organisms in nutrient and carbon cycles in forest ecosystems. Our …

Ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi are major microbial components of boreal, temperate and
Mediterranean forests, as well as some tropical forest ecosystems. Nearly two decades of …

Soil fungi play a major role in ecological and biogeochemical processes in forests. Little is
known, however, about the structure and richness of different fungal communities and the …

Abstract Background The Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) regions of fungal ribosomal DNA
(rDNA) are highly variable sequences of great importance in distinguishing fungal species …

Extraradical mycelia of mycorrhizal fungi are normally the hidden half of the symbiosis, but
they are powerful underground influences upon biogeochemical cycling, the composition of …

Mycorrhizas are worldwide symbiotic associations established between certain soil fungi
and most vascular plants and are fundamental in optimizing plant fitness and soil quality …

Studies of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities in forest soils are usually restricted to the
uppermost organic horizons. Boreal forest podzols are highly stratified and little is known …

Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) are critical for pine establishment under primary succession.
The species of EMF supporting primary successional pine seedlings on coastal sand dunes …

In forest ecosystems, plant communities shape soil fungal communities through the
provisioning of carbon. Although the variation in forest composition with latitude is well …

Soil bacterial communities typically exhibit a distribution pattern in which most bacterial
species are present in low abundance. Due to the relatively small size of most culture …