Marlis Reich

TL;DR: The predicted gene inventory of the L. bicolor genome points to previously unknown mechanisms of symbiosis operating in biotrophic mycorrhizal fungi, providing an unparalleled opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of the processes by which symbionts interact with plants within their ecosystem to perform vital functions in the carbon and nitrogen cycles that are fundamental to sustainable plant productivity.

TL;DR: This study validates the effectiveness of high-throughput 454 sequencing technology for the survey of soil fungal diversity and identified the Agaricomycetes as the dominant fungal class.

TL;DR: An increase in hexose uptake capacity of plant roots in combination with an increase in photosynthesis may explain how the plant deals with the growing fungal carbohydrate demand in symbiosis and how it can restrict this loss of carbohydrates under certain conditions to avoid fungal parasitism.

TL;DR: This study analyzed fungal biodiversity in their belowground habitats and gained information on the strategies by which ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi form colonies to support the priority concept that ECMs present on roots have a competitive advantage over soil-localized ECM fungi.

TL;DR: This dataset has been created with the intention to serve as a valuable reference dataset for aquatic fungi including a phylogenetic reference tree and enabled us to infer fungal community patterns in aquatic systems.