Plant and fungal interactions

Specialization between foliar fungal endophyte and plant communities decreases toward the tropics

This study finds that foliar fungal endophytes and plants form fewer specialized associations toward the tropics, contradicting the latitudinal specialization gradient hypothesis.

Multidimensional host-associated diversification in natural Festuca_Epichloe festucae symbioses across the Iberian Peninsula

The paper characterizes host-associated diversification in Epichloe festucae symbioses across Iberian Festuca species, revealing host-driven genetic and chemical differentiation.

Do microbial effects on hosts vary across life stage and vitalrate?

This study meta-analyzes 1,736 host-symbiont effect sizes to assess how microbial effects on host vital rates vary across life stages and taxa, finding consistent benefits across stages but varying magnitudes and symbiont types.

Atmospheric nitrogen deposition and anthropogenic land use linked to changing fungal endophyte prevalence in cool-season grasses

The paper examines how anthropogenic factors like nitrogen deposition and land use changes affect the prevalence of fungal endophytes in grasses over time.

Diverse root fungal endophytes mediate plant access to soil nutrients

The paper investigates how diverse root fungal endophytes affect plant nutrient acquisition by testing their impact on nitrogen and phosphorus uptake in switchgrass under different nutrient treatments.

Fungal endophytes of cactus (Stenocereus spp.) as a potential alternative to alleviate drought stress in juveniles of Theobroma cacao L. ICS95

This study evaluates fungal endophytes from Stenocereus spp. for their ability to enhance drought tolerance in T. cacao ICS95, finding that Phoma sp. reduces drought stress effects and promotes growth under non-drought conditions.

Foliar fungal symbionts in sympatric yellow monkeyflowers along elevation gradients in the Sierra Nevada

The paper investigates how foliar fungal symbionts vary with elevation and host species in Sierra Nevada monkeyflowers, finding associations with elevation and geographic distance.

Mutualistic microbes drive niche expansion yet constrain diversification

This study shows mutualistic fungal endophytes in grasses expand ecological niches but constrain diversification, revealing a decoupling between niche expansion and speciation rates.

Climate variability disrupts mutualism-driven increases in population persistence

The paper shows mutualistic fungal endophytes increase grass population persistence but decline under high climate variability, threatening long-term species survival.

Cdc25-mediated activation of the small GTPase RasB is essential for hyphal fusion and symbiotic infection of Epichloë festucae

This study identifies Cdc25 as essential for hyphal fusion and symbiotic infection in Epichloë festucae, showing its role in activating RasB and coordinating with the MAPK cascade.

Increasing prevalence of plant-fungal symbiosis across two centuries of environmental change

The paper examines changes in the prevalence of fungal symbiosis in grasses over two centuries, finding increased prevalence linked to climate change factors.

Endophytes induce systemic spatial reprogramming of metabolism in poplar roots under drought

This study maps how endophytes alter root metabolism under drought using chemical imaging and machine learning, identifying metabolites as indicators of drought and endophyte presence.

The relationships among alkaloid production, fungal biomass, and host genetics in the Tall Fescue-Epichloe symbiosis

The paper quantifies the host genetic influence on alkaloid production and fungal biomass in the Tall Fescue-Epichloe symbiosis, finding weak correlation and moderate host control.

Aquatic plant mycobiomes change with watershed urbanization

This study examines how urbanization affects fungal endophyte communities in aquatic plants along a river gradient, finding reduced alpha diversity and shifts in community structure with increasing urbanization.

Warming disrupts plant-fungal endophyte symbiosis more strongly in leaves than roots

This study shows warming disrupts plant-fungal endophyte symbiosis more in leaves than roots, reducing colonization and diversity, and altering community composition.

Plant Growth Promoting fungal endophyte Colletotrichum tofieldiae Ct0861 reduces mycotoxigenic Aspergillus fungi in maize grains

This study evaluates the bioinoculant Colletotrichum tofieldiae Ct0861 for enhancing maize yield and reducing mycotoxigenic Aspergillus fungi in grains.

Host infection by the grass-symbiotic fungus Epichloë festucaerequires catalytically active H3K9 and H3K36 methyl transferases

This paper identifies histone methyltransferases SetB and ClrD as essential for the infection capability of the grass-symbiotic fungus Epichloë festucae, showing their catalytic activity is required for successful colonization.

VelA and LaeA are key regulators of the Epichloë festucae transcriptomic response during symbiosis with perennial ryegrass

The paper investigates the role of VelA and LaeA in regulating the transcriptome of Epichloë festucae during symbiosis with perennial ryegrass using comparative transcriptomics.

Effects of Endophytic Fungus MF23 on Dendrobium nobile Lindl. in an artificial primary environment

This study shows that the mycorrhizal fungus MF23 promotes Dendrobium nobile growth in a bark medium mimicking natural conditions, enhancing dendrobine content later in cultivation.

Analysis of Epichloë festucae small secreted proteins in the interaction with Lolium perenne

The paper identifies and analyzes small secreted proteins from Epichloë festucae, finding they are associated with transposable elements but not essential for the mutualistic interaction with Lolium perenne.