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… to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate forest filled … Both bacteria and fungi have genes that can break down plant fibers. But are they both actually doing the job? By … that there is a striking division of labor between the two groups. Fungi are much more active in degrading plant …

… stages of the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. Nature Plants 10, 673–688 Vyshenska et al. 2023. A standardized …

… fundamental aspects of fern biology and, more broadly, land plant evolution. Recent findings in Ceratopteris richardii … ancient gene transfers from bacteria have all armed the plant with an array of defense mechanisms. The Impact There … will illuminate the evolutionary history of a pivotal plant as well as the evolution of seed plants, the fern’s …

… on the symbiotic relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and plant roots.  …

… organic matter, or as an endophyte, living between a plant’s root cells. The fungus is almost always found among … trees, and in an effort to understand its influence on the plant, a team of scientists studied what happens to the … associations with endophytes — a group whose effects on plants are still not well understood — scientists can better …

… in the sequencing and evolutionary analysis of over fifty plant and animal genomes. He currently leads the JGI’s … on understanding the origin, evolution, and diversity of plants and animals by combining computational genome … In addition to this evolutionary focus, his work on plant genomics is targeted towards the development of …

Vogel on researching the effects of Brachypodium distachyon plant root exudates on the plant microbiome. They also took part in many enriching workshops and networked with fellow interns and scientists alike. Want to …

Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program, two Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national … gene functions that may be relevant to both algae and land plants.  Within the biogeochemistry group, one of the four … influences the soil microbiome and biochemical reaction networks, and also assessing the role of viruses in the soil …

… measurements of primary and secondary metabolites from plants, microorganisms, and environmental samples using … (secondary metabolomics), how can we map it into these networks? A: We use networks based on the fragmentation spectra of the metabolites …

… started. Plus, Kalyani Maitra (California State Fresno) and two students, Angela and Mark Soghomonian share what it was …

Category Fungal and Algal Program head Igor Grigoriev , Plant & Animal Science category Plant Program Library Construction Group Lead Jane Grimwood … Biology & Genetics Staff Data Scientist Asaf Salamov, Plant & Animal Science category Plant Program head Jeremy …

… evolved to establish symbiotic relationships with plants (mycorrhizae), and particularly how fungi that feed on decaying plant matter (saprotrophs) have transitioned to the … Impact The analysis enables researchers to understand how plants and fungi developed symbiotic relationships, and how …