Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are multinucleated and coenocytic organisms, in which the extent of the intraisolate nuclear genetic variation has been a source of debate. Conversely, their mitochondrial genomes (mtDNAs) have appeared to be homogeneous within isolates in all next generation sequencing (NGS)-based studies. Although several lines of evidence have challenged mtDNA homogeneity i...

The arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) brings together the roots of over 80% of land plant species and fungi of the phylum Glomeromycota and greatly benefits plants through improved uptake of mineral nutrients. AM fungi can take up both nitrate and ammonium from the soil and transfer nitrogen (N) to host roots in nutritionally substantial quantities. The current model of N handling in the AM symbiosis ...

Comparative mitochondrial genomics of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) provide new avenues to overcome long-lasting obstacles that have hampered studies aimed at understanding the community structure, diversity, and evolution of these multinucleated and genetically polymorphic organisms.AMF mitochondrial (mt) genomes are homogeneous within isolates, and their intergenic regions harbor numerou...

BACKGROUND Understanding the mechanisms underlying biological phenomena, such as evolutionarily conservative trait inheritance, is predicated on knowledge of the natural relationships among organisms. However, despite their enormous ecological significance, many of the ubiquitous soil inhabiting and plant symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF, phylum Glomeromycota) are incorrectly classif...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are soil-borne fungi belonging to the ancient phylum Glomeromycota and are important symbionts of the arbuscular mycorrhiza, enhancing plant nutrient acquisition and resistance to various abiotic stresses. In contrast to their significant physiological implications, the molecular basis involved is poorly understood, largely due to their obligate biotrophism and...

TET/JBP dioxygenases oxidize methylpyrimidines in nucleic acids and are implicated in generation of epigenetic marks and potential intermediates for DNA demethylation. We show that TET/JBP genes are lineage-specifically expanded in all major clades of basidiomycete fungi, with the majority of copies predicted to encode catalytically active proteins. This pattern differs starkly from the situati...

Arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AMF), obligate symbionts, are important in the majority of cultivated plant species colonizing roots and supporting growth adverse climatic conditions. However, abundance quality mycorrhizal colonization is affected by land-use types, cropping systems climate change. On other hand, rhizospheric mycorrhizae present soils can be isolated for enhancing performance. One...

Climate change, which leads to higher temperatures, droughts, and storms, is expected have a strong effect on both health of forest trees associated biodiversity. The aim this study was investigate the diversity composition fungal communities with functional tissues rhizosphere soil healthy-looking Picea abies better understand these their potential tree in process climate change. sites include...

An increasing number of investigations have shown the universal existence arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in aquatic ecosystems. However, little is known about accurate distribution and function AMF inhabiting ecosystems, especially ecological floating beds (EFBs), which are constructed for remediation polluted water bodies. In this study, we collected root samples Canna generalis, Cyperus a...