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Title: Convergent losses of decay mechanisms and rapid turnover of symbiosis genes in mycorrhizal mutualists

Abstract

To elucidate the genetic bases of mycorrhizal lifestyle evolution, we sequenced new fungal genomes, including 13 ectomycorrhizal (ECM), orchid (ORM) and ericoid (ERM) species, and five saprotrophs, which we analyzed along with other fungal genomes. Ectomycorrhizal fungi have a reduced complement of genes encoding plant cell wall-degrading enzymes (PCWDEs), as compared to their ancestral wood decayers. Nevertheless, they have retained a unique array of PCWDEs, thus suggesting that they possess diverse abilities to decompose lignocellulose. Similar functional categories of nonorthologous genes are induced in symbiosis. Of induced genes, 7-38% are orphan genes, including genes that encode secreted effector-like proteins. Convergent evolution of the mycorrhizal habit in fungi occurred via the repeated evolution of a 'symbiosis toolkit', with reduced numbers of PCWDEs and lineage-specific suites of mycorrhiza-induced genes.

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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Genomics Division
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC). Joint Genome Inst.; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
OSTI Identifier:
1242700
Report Number(s):
LBNL-177846
Journal ID: ISSN 1061-4036; ir:177846
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nature Genetics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 47; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1061-4036
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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Kohler, Annegret, Kuo, Alan, Nagy, Laszlo G., Morin, Emmanuelle, Barry, Kerrie W., Buscot, Francois, Canbäck, Björn, Choi, Cindy, Cichocki, Nicolas, Clum, Alicia, Colpaert, Jan, Copeland, Alex, Costa, Mauricio D., Doré, Jeanne, Floudas, Dimitrios, Gay, Gilles, Girlanda, Mariangela, Henrissat, Bernard, Herrmann, Sylvie, Hess, Jaqueline, Högberg, Nils, Johansson, Tomas, Khouja, Hassine-Radhouane, LaButti, Kurt, Lahrmann, Urs, Levasseur, Anthony, Lindquist, Erika A., Lipzen, Anna, Marmeisse, Roland, Martino, Elena, Murat, Claude, Ngan, Chew Y., Nehls, Uwe, Plett, Jonathan M., Pringle, Anne, Ohm, Robin A., Perotto, Silvia, Peter, Martina, Riley, Robert, Rineau, Francois, Ruytinx, Joske, Salamov, Asaf, Shah, Firoz, Sun, Hui, Tarkka, Mika, Tritt, Andrew, Veneault-Fourrey, Claire, Zuccaro, Alga, Tunlid, Anders, Grigoriev, Igor V., Hibbett, David S., and Martin, Francis. Convergent losses of decay mechanisms and rapid turnover of symbiosis genes in mycorrhizal mutualists. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1038/ng.3223.
Kohler, Annegret, Kuo, Alan, Nagy, Laszlo G., Morin, Emmanuelle, Barry, Kerrie W., Buscot, Francois, Canbäck, Björn, Choi, Cindy, Cichocki, Nicolas, Clum, Alicia, Colpaert, Jan, Copeland, Alex, Costa, Mauricio D., Doré, Jeanne, Floudas, Dimitrios, Gay, Gilles, Girlanda, Mariangela, Henrissat, Bernard, Herrmann, Sylvie, Hess, Jaqueline, Högberg, Nils, Johansson, Tomas, Khouja, Hassine-Radhouane, LaButti, Kurt, Lahrmann, Urs, Levasseur, Anthony, Lindquist, Erika A., Lipzen, Anna, Marmeisse, Roland, Martino, Elena, Murat, Claude, Ngan, Chew Y., Nehls, Uwe, Plett, Jonathan M., Pringle, Anne, Ohm, Robin A., Perotto, Silvia, Peter, Martina, Riley, Robert, Rineau, Francois, Ruytinx, Joske, Salamov, Asaf, Shah, Firoz, Sun, Hui, Tarkka, Mika, Tritt, Andrew, Veneault-Fourrey, Claire, Zuccaro, Alga, Tunlid, Anders, Grigoriev, Igor V., Hibbett, David S., & Martin, Francis. Convergent losses of decay mechanisms and rapid turnover of symbiosis genes in mycorrhizal mutualists. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3223
Kohler, Annegret, Kuo, Alan, Nagy, Laszlo G., Morin, Emmanuelle, Barry, Kerrie W., Buscot, Francois, Canbäck, Björn, Choi, Cindy, Cichocki, Nicolas, Clum, Alicia, Colpaert, Jan, Copeland, Alex, Costa, Mauricio D., Doré, Jeanne, Floudas, Dimitrios, Gay, Gilles, Girlanda, Mariangela, Henrissat, Bernard, Herrmann, Sylvie, Hess, Jaqueline, Högberg, Nils, Johansson, Tomas, Khouja, Hassine-Radhouane, LaButti, Kurt, Lahrmann, Urs, Levasseur, Anthony, Lindquist, Erika A., Lipzen, Anna, Marmeisse, Roland, Martino, Elena, Murat, Claude, Ngan, Chew Y., Nehls, Uwe, Plett, Jonathan M., Pringle, Anne, Ohm, Robin A., Perotto, Silvia, Peter, Martina, Riley, Robert, Rineau, Francois, Ruytinx, Joske, Salamov, Asaf, Shah, Firoz, Sun, Hui, Tarkka, Mika, Tritt, Andrew, Veneault-Fourrey, Claire, Zuccaro, Alga, Tunlid, Anders, Grigoriev, Igor V., Hibbett, David S., and Martin, Francis. Mon . "Convergent losses of decay mechanisms and rapid turnover of symbiosis genes in mycorrhizal mutualists". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3223. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1242700.
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title = {Convergent losses of decay mechanisms and rapid turnover of symbiosis genes in mycorrhizal mutualists},
author = {Kohler, Annegret and Kuo, Alan and Nagy, Laszlo G. and Morin, Emmanuelle and Barry, Kerrie W. and Buscot, Francois and Canbäck, Björn and Choi, Cindy and Cichocki, Nicolas and Clum, Alicia and Colpaert, Jan and Copeland, Alex and Costa, Mauricio D. and Doré, Jeanne and Floudas, Dimitrios and Gay, Gilles and Girlanda, Mariangela and Henrissat, Bernard and Herrmann, Sylvie and Hess, Jaqueline and Högberg, Nils and Johansson, Tomas and Khouja, Hassine-Radhouane and LaButti, Kurt and Lahrmann, Urs and Levasseur, Anthony and Lindquist, Erika A. and Lipzen, Anna and Marmeisse, Roland and Martino, Elena and Murat, Claude and Ngan, Chew Y. and Nehls, Uwe and Plett, Jonathan M. and Pringle, Anne and Ohm, Robin A. and Perotto, Silvia and Peter, Martina and Riley, Robert and Rineau, Francois and Ruytinx, Joske and Salamov, Asaf and Shah, Firoz and Sun, Hui and Tarkka, Mika and Tritt, Andrew and Veneault-Fourrey, Claire and Zuccaro, Alga and Tunlid, Anders and Grigoriev, Igor V. and Hibbett, David S. and Martin, Francis},
abstractNote = {To elucidate the genetic bases of mycorrhizal lifestyle evolution, we sequenced new fungal genomes, including 13 ectomycorrhizal (ECM), orchid (ORM) and ericoid (ERM) species, and five saprotrophs, which we analyzed along with other fungal genomes. Ectomycorrhizal fungi have a reduced complement of genes encoding plant cell wall-degrading enzymes (PCWDEs), as compared to their ancestral wood decayers. Nevertheless, they have retained a unique array of PCWDEs, thus suggesting that they possess diverse abilities to decompose lignocellulose. Similar functional categories of nonorthologous genes are induced in symbiosis. Of induced genes, 7-38% are orphan genes, including genes that encode secreted effector-like proteins. Convergent evolution of the mycorrhizal habit in fungi occurred via the repeated evolution of a 'symbiosis toolkit', with reduced numbers of PCWDEs and lineage-specific suites of mycorrhiza-induced genes.},
doi = {10.1038/ng.3223},
journal = {Nature Genetics},
number = 4,
volume = 47,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}

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Figure 1 Figure 1: Evolution of mycorrhizal symbiosis inferred from 49 fungal genomes. The tree is a chronogram estimated with r8s on the basis of a maximum-likelihood phylogeny inferred with RAxML. Nodes receiving less than maximal support in all analyses are indicated with asterisks. Curved arrows indicate alternate placements for Ustilaginomycotina andmore » Auriculariales (Supplementary Fig. 2). Mean ages (ma) are indicated adjacent to selected nodes. Circles indicate observed (right of tree) and reconstructed (left) copy numbers for selected genes encoding enzymes involved in decay of lignin (POD and GLX; blue circles) or crystalline cellulose (GH6, GH7 and LPMO; beige circles). Absence of gene copies is indicated with ‘x’. Areas of circles are proportional to gene copy numbers. (Copy numbers are indicated for internal nodes; gene counts in terminal taxa are shown in Supplementary Table 9.) Selected clades are labeled at internal nodes; ‘st.’ indicates the stem node for a taxon. Shading of terminal taxon names indicates nutritional modes (as shown in the key). Solid red triangles, estimated origins of ECM or ERM and ORM mycorrhizal symbioses; unfilled red triangle, alternate reconstruction with a single origin of ECM in Boletales and at least one reversal to saprotrophy; colored triangles below the geological timescale, ages of major ECM hosts based on fossils (solid triangles) and molecular-clock estimates (unfilled triangles); light-gray shading, temporal period when the origins of ECM are most plausible. Orch/eric/endomyc, orchid, ericoid or endomycorrhizae; litter/soil/other, litter, soil or other saprotroph; Cryog., Cryogenian; Ediac., Ediacaran; Cam., Cambrian; Ord., Ordovician; Sil., Silurian; Dev., Devonian; Carb., Carboniferous; Per., Permian; Tri., Triassic; Jur., Jurassic; Cret., Cretaceous; Cen., Cenozoic. Abbreviations for taxon names are defined in Supplementary Note.« less

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Does genotypic and species diversity of mycorrhizal plants and fungi affect ecosystem function?
journal, February 2018

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Unity in diversity: structural and functional insights into the ancient partnerships between plants and fungi
journal, April 2018

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Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi and their genomes: another side to the mycorrhizal symbiosis?
journal, May 2018

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The future has roots in the past: the ideas and scientists that shaped mycorrhizal research
journal, August 2018


Genome and evolution of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Diversispora epigaea (formerly Glomus versiforme ) and its bacterial endosymbionts
journal, October 2018

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Phylogenomics of Endogonaceae and evolution of mycorrhizas within Mucoromycota
journal, January 2019

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Comparative genomics of Rhizophagus irregularis , R. cerebriforme , R. diaphanus and Gigaspora rosea highlights specific genetic features in Glomeromycotina
journal, February 2019

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FGB1 and WSC3 are in planta‐ induced β ‐glucan‐binding fungal lectins with different functions
journal, February 2019

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An ectomycorrhizal fungus alters sensitivity to jasmonate, salicylate, gibberellin, and ethylene in host roots
journal, February 2020

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Extracellular electron transfer systems fuel cellulose oxidative degradation
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A Highly Conserved Basidiomycete Peptide Synthetase Produces a Trimeric Hydroxamate Siderophore
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Influence of Ammonium on Formation of Mineral-Associated Organic Carbon by an Ectomycorrhizal Fungus
journal, March 2019

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Diversity and evolution of ABC proteins in mycorrhiza-forming fungi
journal, December 2015

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Globally distributed root endophyte Phialocephala subalpina links pathogenic and saprophytic lifestyles
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Expansion and diversification of the MSDIN family of cyclic peptide genes in the poisonous agarics Amanita phalloides and A. bisporigera
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The transcriptional landscape of basidiosporogenesis in mature Pisolithus microcarpus basidiocarp
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Genome of lethal Lepiota venenata and insights into the evolution of toxin-biosynthetic genes
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Comparative genomics applied to Mucor species with different lifestyles
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Genome expansion by allopolyploidization in the fungal strain Coniochaeta 2T2.1 and its exceptional lignocellulolytic machinery
journal, September 2019

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Trees, fungi and bacteria: tripartite metatranscriptomics of a root microbiome responding to soil contamination
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Genome and secretome of Chondrostereum purpureum correspond to saprotrophic and phytopathogenic life styles
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Comparative Analysis of Secretomes from Ectomycorrhizal Fungi with an Emphasis on Small-Secreted Proteins
journal, November 2015

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A Survey of the Gene Repertoire of Gigaspora rosea Unravels Conserved Features among Glomeromycota for Obligate Biotrophy
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Microbial Taxa Distribution Is Associated with Ecological Trophic Cascades along an Elevation Gradient
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Secretome Analysis from the Ectomycorrhizal Ascomycete Cenococcum geophilum
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A phylum-level phylogenetic classification of zygomycete fungi based on genome-scale data
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Intrinsic cooperativity potentiates parallel cis-regulatory evolution
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Plant selection initiates alternative successional trajectories in the soil microbial community after disturbance
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Soil nitrogen cycling is determined by the competition between mycorrhiza and ammonia‐oxidizing prokaryotes
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Ericoid Roots and Mycospheres Govern Plant-Specific Bacterial Communities in Boreal Forest Humus
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Description of the first fungal dye-decolorizing peroxidase oxidizing manganese(II)
journal, May 2015

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A 14-bp stretch plays a critical role in regulating gene expression from β1-tubulin promoters of basidiomycetes
journal, July 2019


RiPEIP1, a gene from the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis, is preferentially expressed in planta and may be involved in root colonization
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Gamarada debralockiae gen. nov. sp. nov.—the genome of the most widespread Australian ericoid mycorrhizal fungus
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Genes conserved for arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis identified through phylogenomics
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Dimensions of biodiversity in the Earth mycobiome
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The fungus that came in from the cold: dry rot’s pre-adapted ability to invade buildings
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Mediation of plant–mycorrhizal interaction by a lectin receptor-like kinase
journal, July 2019


Distribution and diversity of enzymes for polysaccharide degradation in fungi
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Genome sequence analysis of the fairy ring-forming fungus Lepista sordida and gene candidates for interaction with plants
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Soil metaproteomics reveals an inter-kingdom stress response to the presence of black truffles
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Transcriptomic atlas of mushroom development reveals conserved genes behind complex multicellularity in fungi
journal, March 2019

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A systematic revision of the ectomycorrhizal genus Laccaria from Korea
journal, September 2018


Restriction of plant roots in boreal forest organic soils affects the microbial community but does not change the dominance from ectomycorrhizal to saprotrophic fungi
journal, August 2019

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Divergent and Convergent Evolution of Fungal Pathogenicity
journal, April 2016

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A plant perspective on nitrogen cycling in the rhizosphere
journal, March 2019

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Differential gene expression associated with fungal trophic shifts along the senescence gradient of the moss Dicranum scoparium
journal, April 2019

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A new promising phylogenetic marker to study the diversity of fungal communities: The Glycoside Hydrolase 63 gene
journal, May 2017

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Below-ground organic matter accumulation along a boreal forest fertility gradient relates to guild interaction within fungal communities
journal, October 2017

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No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular plants
journal, November 2019

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Into and out of the tropics: global diversification patterns in a hyperdiverse clade of ectomycorrhizal fungi
journal, January 2016

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Mutualistic root endophytism is not associated with the reduction of saprotrophic traits and requires a noncompromised plant innate immunity
journal, April 2015

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Revisiting the ‘Gadgil effect’: do interguild fungal interactions control carbon cycling in forest soils?
journal, September 2015

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Fenton reaction facilitates organic nitrogen acquisition by an ectomycorrhizal fungus
journal, January 2018

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Russulaceae: a new genomic dataset to study ecosystem function and evolutionary diversification of ectomycorrhizal fungi with their tree associates
journal, January 2018

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Ericoid plant species and Pinus sylvestris shape fungal communities in their roots and surrounding soil
journal, March 2018

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The ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete Laccaria bicolor releases a secreted β-1,4 endoglucanase that plays a key role in symbiosis development
journal, April 2018

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Cell remodeling and subtilase gene expression in the actinorhizal plant Discaria trinervis highlight host orchestration of intercellular Frankia colonization
journal, May 2018

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Exploring the role of ectomycorrhizal fungi in soil carbon dynamics
journal, February 2019

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Resource‐ratio theory predicts mycorrhizal control of litter decomposition
journal, May 2019

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Dual‐mycorrhizal plants: their ecology and relevance
journal, October 2019

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Draft Genome Sequence of the Ectomycorrhizal Ascomycete Sphaerosporella brunnea
journal, December 2019

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Evolutionary dynamics of host specialization in wood-decay fungi
journal, August 2018

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Filamentous ascomycete genomes provide insights into Copia retrotransposon diversity in fungi
journal, May 2017


Oak displays common local but specific distant gene regulation responses to different mycorrhizal fungi
journal, June 2020


Arbuscular mycorrhiza and soil organic nitrogen: network of players and interactions
journal, June 2019

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Genomic Data Quality Impacts Automated Detection of Lateral Gene Transfer in Fungi
journal, February 2017

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Diversity and Enzyme Activity of Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Communities Following Nitrogen Fertilization in an Urban-Adjacent Pine Plantation
journal, February 2018

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Globally distributed root endophyte Phialocephala subalpina links pathogenic and saprophytic lifestyles
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The inseparability of sampling and time and its influence on attempts to unify the molecular and fossil records
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Structure‐guided design combined with evolutionary diversity led to the discovery of the xylose‐releasing exo‐xylanase activity in the glycoside hydrolase family 43
journal, February 2019

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Molecular Signalling During the Ectomycorrhizal Symbiosis
book, January 2019


Comparative genomics and expression levels of hydrophobins from eight mycorrhizal genomes
journal, January 2017


Genome expansion and lineage-specific genetic innovations in the forest pathogenic fungi Armillaria
journal, October 2017

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Comparative genomics provides insights into the lifestyle and reveals functional heterogeneity of dark septate endophytic fungi
journal, April 2018


Delayed fungal evolution did not cause the Paleozoic peak in coal production
journal, January 2016

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Comparative study of genome-wide plant biomass-degrading CAZymes in white rot, brown rot and soft rot fungi
journal, December 2017


ChIP-ping the branches of the tree: functional genomics and the evolution of eukaryotic gene regulation
journal, February 2018

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Comparative Genomics of Pathogenic and Nonpathogenic Beetle-Vectored Fungi in the Genus Geosmithia
journal, November 2017

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Intrinsic cooperativity potentiates parallel cis-regulatory evolution
journal, April 2018

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Incipient local adaptation in a fungus: evolution of heavy metal tolerance through allelic and copy-number variation
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Plant intraspecific variation modulates nutrient cycling through its below ground rhizospheric microbiome
journal, February 2019

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Microbial activity in forest soil reflects the changes in ecosystem properties between summer and winter: Seasonal dynamics of a soil microbial community
journal, October 2015

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Oak extractive-induced stress reveals the involvement of new enzymes in the early detoxification response of Phanerochaete chrysosporium: Early fungal responses to oak extractives
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Ectomycorrhizal fungi decompose soil organic matter using oxidative mechanisms adapted from saprotrophic ancestors
journal, November 2015

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Time to re-think fungal ecology? Fungal ecological niches are often prejudged
journal, January 2018

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Ectomycorrhizal host specificity in a changing world: can legacy effects explain anomalous current associations?
journal, February 2018

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The origin and evolution of mycorrhizal symbioses: from palaeomycology to phylogenomics
journal, March 2018

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The inconspicuous gatekeeper: endophytic Serendipita vermifera acts as extended plant protection barrier in the rhizosphere
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Decelerated carbon cycling by ectomycorrhizal fungi is controlled by substrate quality and community composition
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Two ectomycorrhizal truffles, Tuber melanosporum and T. aestivum , endophytically colonise roots of non‐ectomycorrhizal plants in natural environments
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De novo transcriptomic assembly and profiling of Rigidoporus microporus during saprotrophic growth on rubber wood
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Comparative genomics of Coniophora olivacea reveals different patterns of genome expansion in Boletales
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Transposable Elements versus the Fungal Genome: Impact on Whole-Genome Architecture and Transcriptional Profiles
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Molecular fungal community and its decomposition activity in sapwood and heartwood of 13 temperate European tree species
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Analysis of basidiomycete pigments in situ by Raman spectroscopy
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Mycorrhizal fungi affect orchid distribution and population dynamics
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Genome sequence of the ectophytic fungus Ramichloridium luteum reveals unique evolutionary adaptations to plant surface niche
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The lichen symbiosis re-viewed through the genomes of Cladonia grayi and its algal partner Asterochloris glomerata
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Ibotenic Acid Biosynthesis in the Fly Agaric Is Initiated by Glutamate Hydroxylation
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Chemical changes in organic matter after fungal colonization in a nitrogen fertilized and unfertilized Norway spruce forest
journal, July 2017


Data on the genome analysis of the wild edible mushroom, Russula griseocarnosa
journal, August 2019


The soil organic matter decomposition mechanisms in ectomycorrhizal fungi are tuned for liberating soil organic nitrogen
journal, December 2018

  • Nicolás, César; Martin-Bertelsen, Tomas; Floudas, Dimitrios
  • The ISME Journal, Vol. 13, Issue 4
  • DOI: 10.1038/s41396-018-0331-6

Revisiting the ‘direct mineral cycling’ hypothesis: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonize leaf litter, but why?
journal, March 2019

  • Bunn, Rebecca A.; Simpson, Dylan T.; Bullington, Lorinda S.
  • The ISME Journal, Vol. 13, Issue 8
  • DOI: 10.1038/s41396-019-0403-2

European mushroom assemblages are darker in cold climates
journal, June 2019


A meta-analysis of global fungal distribution reveals climate-driven patterns
journal, November 2019


Distribution and diversity of enzymes for polysaccharide degradation in fungi
journal, March 2017


Comparative genomics provides insights into the lifestyle and reveals functional heterogeneity of dark septate endophytic fungi
journal, April 2018


Genome sequence of the cauliflower mushroom Sparassis crispa (Hanabiratake) and its association with beneficial usage
journal, October 2018


Genome sequence analysis of the fairy ring-forming fungus Lepista sordida and gene candidates for interaction with plants
journal, April 2019


Defence priming in Arabidopsis – a Meta-Analysis
journal, September 2019


Intrinsic cooperativity potentiates parallel cis-regulatory evolution
journal, April 2018

  • Sorrells, Trevor R.; Johnson, Amanda N.; Howard, Conor J.
  • eLife
  • DOI: 10.1101/301234

Influence of Ammonium on Formation of Mineral-Associated Organic Carbon by an Ectomycorrhizal Fungus
journal, March 2019

  • Wang, Tao; Tian, Zhaomo; Tunlid, Anders
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 85, Issue 10
  • DOI: 10.1128/aem.03007-18

Draft Genome Sequence of Tuber borchii Vittad., a Whitish Edible Truffle
journal, June 2018


Draft Genome Sequence of the Ectomycorrhizal Ascomycete Sphaerosporella brunnea
journal, December 2019

  • Benucci, Gian Maria Niccolò; Haridas, Sajeet; Labutti, Kurt
  • Microbiology Resource Announcements, Vol. 8, Issue 50
  • DOI: 10.1128/mra.00857-19

Distribution, Characteristics, and Regulatory Potential of Long Noncoding RNAs in Brown-Rot Fungi
journal, May 2019

  • Borgognone, Alessandra; Sanseverino, Walter; Aiese Cigliano, Riccardo
  • International Journal of Genomics, Vol. 2019
  • DOI: 10.1155/2019/9702342

FGMP: assessing fungal genome completeness
journal, April 2019


Diversity and evolution of ABC proteins in mycorrhiza-forming fungi
journal, December 2015

  • Kovalchuk, Andriy; Kohler, Annegret; Martin, Francis
  • BMC Evolutionary Biology, Vol. 15, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1186/s12862-015-0526-7

Expansion and diversification of the MSDIN family of cyclic peptide genes in the poisonous agarics Amanita phalloides and A. bisporigera
journal, December 2016


Evolutionary history of versatile-lipases from Agaricales through reconstruction of ancestral structures
journal, January 2017


Genome sequence of the ectophytic fungus Ramichloridium luteum reveals unique evolutionary adaptations to plant surface niche
journal, September 2017


Comparative genomics of Coniophora olivacea reveals different patterns of genome expansion in Boletales
journal, November 2017


Genome of lethal Lepiota venenata and insights into the evolution of toxin-biosynthetic genes
journal, March 2019


Grouping of multicopper oxidases in Lentinula edodes by sequence similarities and expression patterns
journal, September 2015


Trees, fungi and bacteria: tripartite metatranscriptomics of a root microbiome responding to soil contamination
journal, March 2018


Transposable Elements versus the Fungal Genome: Impact on Whole-Genome Architecture and Transcriptional Profiles
journal, June 2016


Molecular fungal community and its decomposition activity in sapwood and heartwood of 13 temperate European tree species
journal, February 2019


Genome and secretome of Chondrostereum purpureum correspond to saprotrophic and phytopathogenic life styles
journal, March 2019


A Survey of the Gene Repertoire of Gigaspora rosea Unravels Conserved Features among Glomeromycota for Obligate Biotrophy
journal, March 2016


A New Oidiodendron maius Strain Isolated from Rhododendron fortunei and its Effects on Nitrogen Uptake and Plant Growth
journal, August 2016


Microbial Taxa Distribution Is Associated with Ecological Trophic Cascades along an Elevation Gradient
journal, October 2017


Commentary: Fungal lifestyle reflected in serine protease repertoire
journal, March 2018


Two P1B-1-ATPases of Amanita strobiliformis With Distinct Properties in Cu/Ag Transport
journal, April 2018


Dead or Alive; or Does It Really Matter? Level of Congruency Between Trophic Modes in Total and Active Fungal Communities in High Arctic Soil
journal, January 2019


Explorative Meta-Analysis of 377 Extant Fungal Genomes Predicted a Total Mycobiome Functionality of 42.4 Million KEGG Functions
journal, February 2020


Modulation of Plant and Fungal Gene Expression Upon Cd Exposure and Symbiosis in Ericoid Mycorrhizal Vaccinium myrtillus
journal, March 2020

  • Casarrubia, Salvatore; Martino, Elena; Daghino, Stefania
  • Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol. 11
  • DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00341

Editorial: Transport in Plant Microbe Interactions
journal, June 2016


Algae and fungi move from the past to the future
journal, July 2019


Structural plasticity in root-fungal symbioses: diverse interactions lead to improved plant fitness
journal, December 2018

  • Kariman, Khalil; Barker, Susan Jane; Tibbett, Mark
  • PeerJ, Vol. 6
  • DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6030

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