Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions

Rhizosphere Bacteria and Fungi are Differentially Structured by Host Plants, Soil Mineralogy and Ectomycorrhizal Communities in the Alaskan Tundra

The paper examines how host plants, soil mineralogy, and ectomycorrhizal communities shape rhizosphere bacterial and fungal structures in Alaskan tundra ecosystems.

Orchid mycorrhizal communities associated with Orchis italica are shaped by ecological factors and geographical gradients

This study examines Orchis italica mycorrhizal communities across the Mediterranean, finding that their abundance and composition are influenced by geographical gradients and ecological factors.

The expanding truffle environment: a study of the microbial dynamics in old and new Tuber magnatum Picco habitat

The paper examines microbial dynamics in old and new Tuber magnatum habitats using amplicon sequencing to compare soil communities and fungal interactions over two years.

Preferential assimilation, metabolism, and transfer of organic nitrogen to host plants by Mucoromycotina 'fine root endophytes'

This study shows Mucoromycotina fine root endophytes preferentially transfer nitrogen from glycine and ammonium to host plants over nitrate and urea.

ABA increases fatty acids levels in apple roots to boost colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

This study shows that increased ABA levels in apple roots enhance fatty acid synthesis and transport, promoting arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonization.

Use of a truffle dog provides insight into the ecology and abundant occurrence of Genea (Pyronemataceae) in western Oregon, U.S.A.

This study uses a truffle dog to survey Genea truffles in western Oregon, finding them abundant and often absent from wildfire-affected areas.

Host genotype shapes root mycobiota in durum wheat

This study identifies genetic determinants shaping root mycobiota in durum wheat using GWAS and heritability analysis, revealing 11 QTLs and highlighting the role of fungal clades in plant-microbiota interactions.

C-terminally encoded peptides promoting root symbiotic nodulation in legume plants also promote the root arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiotic interaction

This study shows that C-terminally encoded peptides (CEPs) and their receptor CRA2 regulate both root nodulation and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis (AMS) in legumes by controlling phosphate homeostasis and strigolactone biosynthesis.

An Experimental Test of Local Adaptation in Native and Introduced Populations of an Ectomycorrhizal Fungus, Suillus luteus

This study tests local adaptation in Suillus luteus by comparing symbiotic performance between native and introduced populations in cross-inoculation experiments with pine trees.

The genus Cortinarius should not (yet) be split

This paper re-examines a phylogenomic dataset of Cortinarius fungi, finding unresolved phylogeny and unreliable branches, leading to the conclusion that the genus should not be split.

Host selection in European ectomycorrhizal Basidiomycetes affects their estimated spore volumes

The paper examines how host selection in ectomycorrhizal fungi affects spore volumes across different host taxa.

Deterministic processes played more important roles than stochastic processes in driving community assembly of ectomycorrhizal fungal associated with Pinus tabuliformis - an endemic Pinaceae species in China

The study examines EM fungal communities associated with Pinus tabuliformis, finding deterministic processes dominate community assembly over stochastic processes.

Temporal continuity of habitat strengthens covariation between plant and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities

The paper examines how habitat continuity affects the relationship between plant and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities, finding stronger covariation in old grasslands.

HiTaC: a hierarchical taxonomic classifier for fungal ITS sequences compatible with QIIME2

HiTaC is a hierarchical machine learning model for fungal ITS sequence classification that outperforms existing methods on noisy data.

Exogenous myristate fuels the growth of symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi but disrupts their carbon-phosphorus exchange with host plants

This study shows that exogenous myristate supports AMF growth but reduces phosphorus transfer to host plants, suggesting it may hinder symbiosis.

Comparative transcriptomics provides insight into molecular mechanisms of zinc tolerance in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Suillus luteus

This study identifies genes and mechanisms underlying zinc tolerance in Suillus luteus through comparative transcriptomics.

AraMultiOmics: a tool for generating multi-omics features for downstream statistical analysis to infer the molecular basis of symbiosis among non-host plant Arabidopsis thaliana, host plant, and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

AraMultiOmics generates multi-omics features for analyzing symbiosis between Arabidopsis thaliana, host plants, and AMF using comparative analysis with Medicago truncatula.

Resolving the haplotypes of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi highlights the role of two nuclear populations in host interactions

The paper resolves the haplotypes of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and identifies two nuclear populations involved in host interactions.

Russula subgen. Cremeoochraceae subgen. nov.: a very small and ancient lineage sharing with Multifurca (Russulaceae) an identical, largely circum-Pacific distribution pattern

This paper describes a new subgenus of Russula with a circum-Pacific distribution, differing from related groups in morphological and biogeographic traits.

A highly contiguous genome assembly reveals sources of genomic novelty in the symbiotic fungus Rhizophagus irregularis

The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly of Rhizophagus irregularis, revealing genomic innovations specific to the Glomeromycotina subphylum.

FunFun: ITS-based functional annotator of fungal communities

FunFun evaluates the functional content of fungi or mycobiomes using ITS sequencing data to annotate functional capabilities.

Effect of F. mosseae on the expression of genes and proteins about sulfur nutrition in the continuous crop soybean roots

F. mosseae enhances sulfur uptake and transport in continuously cropped soybean roots through changes in gene and protein expression.

Characterization of the Rhizophagus irregularis multicopper oxidase family indicates that the iron transporter RiFTR1 does not require a ferroxidase partner

The paper identifies MCO genes in Rhizophagus irregularis and shows that RiFTR1 can transport ferrous iron without a ferroxidase partner.

Genomes of keystone Mortierella species lead to better in silico prediction of soil mycobiome functions from Taiwan's offshore islands

The paper uses genomic data from Mortierella species to improve in silico prediction of soil mycobiome functions across Taiwan's offshore islands.

Customization of a dada2-based pipeline for fungal Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 (ITS 1) amplicon datasets

The paper customizes a DADA2-based pipeline for fungal ITS1 amplicon datasets to improve species-level taxonomic annotation accuracy in clinical samples.

Evolutionary innovations through gain and loss of genes in the ectomycorrhizal Boletales

This study identifies genomic traits of ectomycorrhizal transitions in Boletales by comparing gene repertoires and reconstructing gene duplication/loss histories.

Long reads and Hi-C sequencing illuminate the two-compartment genome of the model arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiont Rhizophagus irregularis

The paper uses long reads and Hi-C sequencing to analyze genome structure and compartmentalization in Rhizophagus irregularis, revealing two distinct chromatin compartments with different gene and repeat content.

In-depth phylogenomic analysis of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi based on a comprehensive set of de novo genome assemblies

The paper presents a phylogenomic analysis of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi using de novo genome assemblies, revealing new evolutionary relationships among families.

Cryptic genetic structure and copy-number variation in the ubiquitous forest symbiotic fungus Cenococcum geophilum

This study analyzes genome-wide structural variation and recombination in Cenococcum geophilum using whole-genome sequencing, revealing lineage-specific copy-number variation and heterothallism.

DAnIEL: A User-Friendly Web Server for Fungal ITS Amplicon Sequencing Data

DAnIEL provides a web server for analyzing fungal ITS amplicon sequencing data, offering data processing, statistical analysis, and comparison with public datasets.