Unearthing the roots of ectomycorrhizal symbioses

Nature Reviews Microbiology 14, 760 (2016).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2016.149

Authors: Francis Martin, Annegret Kohler, Claude Murat, Claire Veneault-Fourrey & David S. Hibbett
During the diversification of Fungi and the rise of conifer-dominated and angiosperm- dominated forests, mutualistic symbioses developed between certain trees and ectomycorrhizal fungi that enabled these trees to colonize boreal and temperate regions. The evolutionary success of these symbioses is evident from phylogenomic analyses that

Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - October 30, 2016 Category: Microbiology Authors: Francis Martin Annegret Kohler Claude Murat Claire Veneault-Fourrey David S. Hibbett Tags: Review Source Type: research