Environmental DNA sequencing has revealed the expansive biodiversity of microorganisms
and clarified the relationship between host-associated microbial communities and host …

The composition of the soil microbial community can be altered dramatically due to
association with individual plant species, and these effects on the microbial community can …

Fungi play a major role in the function and dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems, directly
influencing the structure of plant, animal, and bacterial communities through interactions that …

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

Fungi play an important role in plant communities and ecosystem function. As a result,
variation in fungal community composition can have important consequences for plant …

Competition for root colonization among ectomycorrhizal fungi is well documented, but the
mechanisms determining competitive outcomes are not clearly understood. In a previous …

In sustainable agriculture arbuscular mycorrhizas play a key role in helping the plant not
only to survive but to be productive under adversity. Mycorrhizal formation is an adaptive …

Background Change in land use and management can impact massively on soil
ecosystems. Ecosystem engineers and other functional biodiversity in soils can be …

The field of ectomycorrhizal fungal (EMF) ecology has largely developed outside the
ecological mainstream, owing in large part to the challenges in studying the structure and …

Multiple ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) compete to colonise the roots of a host plant, but it is
not known whether their success is under plant or fungal control, or a combination of both …