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Book Synopsis
Recent years have seen extensive research in the molecular underpinnings of symbiotic plant-fungal interactions. Molecular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis is a timely collection of work that will bridge the gap between molecular biology, fungal genomics, and ecology.

Table of Contents

List of contributors vii

Foreword xi

Preface xiii

Section 1: Structure and phylogeny of mycorrhizal symbioses 1

1 Origins of the mycorrhizal symbioses 3
Christine Strullu‐Derrien Paul Kenrick and Marc‐André Selosse

2 Reappraising the origin of mycorrhizas 21
William R Rimington, Silvia Pressel, Katie J Field, Christine Strullu‐Derrien, Jeffrey G Duckett, and Martin I Bidartondo

3 The structure of arbuscular mycorrhizas: A cell biologist’s view 33
Andrea Genre and Paola Bonfante

4 Structure and development of ectomycorrhizal roots 47
Raffaella Balestrini and Ingrid Kottke

5 Structure and development of orchid mycorrhizas 63
John Dearnaley, Silvia Perotto and Marc‐André Selosse

Section 2: Cellular genetic and molecular mechanisms in the establishment of mycorrhizal symbioses 87

6 The evolution of the mycorrhizal lifestyles – a genomic perspective 89
Annegret Kohler and Francis Martin

7 Strigolactones and lipochitooligosaccharides as molecular communication signals in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis 107
Clare Gough and Guillaume Bécard

8 Calcium signaling and transcriptional regulation in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis 125
Leonie Luginbuehl and Giles ED Oldroyd

9 Signaling pathways driving the development of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis 141
Yohann Daguerre, Jonathan M Plett, and Claire Veneault‐Fourrey

Section 3: Physiology including carbon and nutrient exchange between symbionts 159

10 Carbohydrate metabolism in ectomycorrhizal symbiosis 161
Uwe Nehls Arpita Das and Dimitri Neb

11 Nitrogen acquisition in ectomycorrhizal symbiosis 179
Rodica Pena

12 Phosphorus metabolism and transport in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis 197
Katsuharu Saito and Tatsuhiro Ezawa

13 Primary metabolism in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis: Carbon nitrogen and sulfur 217
Michael Bitterlich Jan Graefe and Philipp Franken

14 The transportome of mycorrhizal systems 239
Pierre‐Emmanuel Courty, Joan Doidy, Kevin Garcia Daniel Wipf and Sabine Dagmar Zimmermann

15 Soil organic matter decomposition mechanisms in ectomycorrhizal fungi 257
Anders Tunlid, Dimitrios Floudas Roger Koide and François Rineau

16 Homeostasis of trace elements in mycorrhizal fungi 277
Joske Ruytinx, Elena Martino, Piotr Rozpądek, Stefania Daghino, Katarzyna Turnau, Jan Colpaert, and Silvia Perotto

Section 4: Population and community ecology and environmental genomics 299

17 Molecular identification of fungi 301
Leho Tedersoo and R Henrik Nilsson

18 Molecular technologies applied to the ecology of ectomycorrhizal communities 323
Marc Buée, Erwin Sentausa, and Claude Murat

19 The biogeography of ectomycorrhizal fungi – a history of life in the subterranean 341
Kabir G Peay and P Brandon Matheny

20 Spatial ecology of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities 363
Brian J Pickles and Ian C Anderson

21 Fungal ecology in boreal forest ecosystems 387
Björn D Lindahl and Karina E Clemmensen

22 Ecology of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi: What insight have we gained with molecular tools and what’s missing? 405
Gwen Grelet, Elena Martino, Ian A Dickie, Rosnida Tajuddin, and Rebekka Artz

23 Evolutionary genomics of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi 421
Rohan Riley, Philippe Charron, Timea Marton, and Nicolas Corradi

24 Mycorrhiza helper bacteria 437
Aurélie Deveau and Jessy Labbé

25 Mixotrophy in mycorrhizal plants: Extracting Carbon from mycorrhizal networks 451
Marc‐André Selosse, Melissa Faust Bocayuva, Maria Catarina Megumi Kasuya, and Pierre‐Emmanuel Courty

26 Second‐generation molecular understanding of mycorrhizas in soil ecosystems 473
Ian A Dickie and Mark G St John

Index 493

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 09/12/2016
    ISBN13: 9781118951415, 978-1118951415
    ISBN10: 1118951417

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Recent years have seen extensive research in the molecular underpinnings of symbiotic plant-fungal interactions. Molecular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis is a timely collection of work that will bridge the gap between molecular biology, fungal genomics, and ecology.

    Table of Contents

    List of contributors vii

    Foreword xi

    Preface xiii

    Section 1: Structure and phylogeny of mycorrhizal symbioses 1

    1 Origins of the mycorrhizal symbioses 3
    Christine Strullu‐Derrien Paul Kenrick and Marc‐André Selosse

    2 Reappraising the origin of mycorrhizas 21
    William R Rimington, Silvia Pressel, Katie J Field, Christine Strullu‐Derrien, Jeffrey G Duckett, and Martin I Bidartondo

    3 The structure of arbuscular mycorrhizas: A cell biologist’s view 33
    Andrea Genre and Paola Bonfante

    4 Structure and development of ectomycorrhizal roots 47
    Raffaella Balestrini and Ingrid Kottke

    5 Structure and development of orchid mycorrhizas 63
    John Dearnaley, Silvia Perotto and Marc‐André Selosse

    Section 2: Cellular genetic and molecular mechanisms in the establishment of mycorrhizal symbioses 87

    6 The evolution of the mycorrhizal lifestyles – a genomic perspective 89
    Annegret Kohler and Francis Martin

    7 Strigolactones and lipochitooligosaccharides as molecular communication signals in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis 107
    Clare Gough and Guillaume Bécard

    8 Calcium signaling and transcriptional regulation in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis 125
    Leonie Luginbuehl and Giles ED Oldroyd

    9 Signaling pathways driving the development of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis 141
    Yohann Daguerre, Jonathan M Plett, and Claire Veneault‐Fourrey

    Section 3: Physiology including carbon and nutrient exchange between symbionts 159

    10 Carbohydrate metabolism in ectomycorrhizal symbiosis 161
    Uwe Nehls Arpita Das and Dimitri Neb

    11 Nitrogen acquisition in ectomycorrhizal symbiosis 179
    Rodica Pena

    12 Phosphorus metabolism and transport in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis 197
    Katsuharu Saito and Tatsuhiro Ezawa

    13 Primary metabolism in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis: Carbon nitrogen and sulfur 217
    Michael Bitterlich Jan Graefe and Philipp Franken

    14 The transportome of mycorrhizal systems 239
    Pierre‐Emmanuel Courty, Joan Doidy, Kevin Garcia Daniel Wipf and Sabine Dagmar Zimmermann

    15 Soil organic matter decomposition mechanisms in ectomycorrhizal fungi 257
    Anders Tunlid, Dimitrios Floudas Roger Koide and François Rineau

    16 Homeostasis of trace elements in mycorrhizal fungi 277
    Joske Ruytinx, Elena Martino, Piotr Rozpądek, Stefania Daghino, Katarzyna Turnau, Jan Colpaert, and Silvia Perotto

    Section 4: Population and community ecology and environmental genomics 299

    17 Molecular identification of fungi 301
    Leho Tedersoo and R Henrik Nilsson

    18 Molecular technologies applied to the ecology of ectomycorrhizal communities 323
    Marc Buée, Erwin Sentausa, and Claude Murat

    19 The biogeography of ectomycorrhizal fungi – a history of life in the subterranean 341
    Kabir G Peay and P Brandon Matheny

    20 Spatial ecology of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities 363
    Brian J Pickles and Ian C Anderson

    21 Fungal ecology in boreal forest ecosystems 387
    Björn D Lindahl and Karina E Clemmensen

    22 Ecology of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi: What insight have we gained with molecular tools and what’s missing? 405
    Gwen Grelet, Elena Martino, Ian A Dickie, Rosnida Tajuddin, and Rebekka Artz

    23 Evolutionary genomics of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi 421
    Rohan Riley, Philippe Charron, Timea Marton, and Nicolas Corradi

    24 Mycorrhiza helper bacteria 437
    Aurélie Deveau and Jessy Labbé

    25 Mixotrophy in mycorrhizal plants: Extracting Carbon from mycorrhizal networks 451
    Marc‐André Selosse, Melissa Faust Bocayuva, Maria Catarina Megumi Kasuya, and Pierre‐Emmanuel Courty

    26 Second‐generation molecular understanding of mycorrhizas in soil ecosystems 473
    Ian A Dickie and Mark G St John

    Index 493

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