Mycology: Rediscovery of a lost model fungus highlights the origin of mycorrhizal symbioses

László G Nagy; Gábor M Kovács

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.02.006

Mycology: Rediscovery of a lost model fungus highlights the origin of mycorrhizal symbioses

Curr Biol. 2021 Apr 12;31(7):R342-R344. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.02.006.

Authors

László G Nagy¹, Gábor M Kovács²

Affiliations

¹ Synthetic and Systems Biology Unit, Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary; Department of Plant Anatomy, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, H-1117, Hungary. Electronic address: cortinarius2000@gmail.com.
² Department of Plant Anatomy, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, H-1117, Hungary.

Abstract

Arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) are the most frequent symbioses of land plants. By reisolating a long-lost fungus from nature, a new study cracks the genomics of an enigmatic fungal-cyanobacterial partnership and reestablishes a valuable model for understanding the AM symbiosis.

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MeSH terms

Mycology
Mycorrhizae*
Symbiosis

Grants and funding

758161/ERC_/European Research Council/International