Advancing research on ectomycorrhizal fungal adaptation with landscape genomics

Benjamin Dauphin; Martina Peter

doi:10.1016/j.tim.2023.02.002

Advancing research on ectomycorrhizal fungal adaptation with landscape genomics

Trends Microbiol. 2023 May;31(5):439-443. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.02.002. Epub 2023 Mar 1.

Authors

Benjamin Dauphin¹, Martina Peter²

Affiliations

¹ Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland. Electronic address: benjamin.dauphin@wsl.ch.
² Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland.

PMID: 36868897
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.02.002

Abstract

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi serve key functions in forest ecosystems by supplying water and nutrients to tree hosts, yet mutualistic plant-fungi interactions are jeopardised by environmental alterations. Here, we discuss the great potential and current limitations of landscape genomics in investigating signatures of local adaptation in natural populations of ECM fungi.

Keywords: forest; genotype–environment association; local adaptation; omics; selection; symbiosis.

MeSH terms

Ecosystem
Genomics
Mycorrhizae* / genetics
Symbiosis
Trees / microbiology