The switch from bacterial phosphorus mineralization to arbuscular mycorrhiza in root hairless wheat during crop development
Courtney Horn Herms, Ian Tsang, Frederik Bak, Klara Cecilia Gunnarsen, Magdalena Hasenzagl, Amaru Miranda Djurhuus, Tom J. Thirkell, Eric S. Ober, Fiona J. Leigh, James Cockram, Mette Haubjerg Nicolaisen
This study shows wheat root hair mutants shift from bacterial to fungal phosphorus acquisition during development under phosphorus-depleted conditions.
bioRxiv · Aug 26, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology