A study investigates the evolution of beneficial bacteria that live inside and on the surface of farming ants. Attine ants ...

Using the mutualistic relationship between the plant pathogenic fungus Rhizopus microsporus (Rm) and Burkholderia endobacteria, a collaborative effort led by researchers at Cornell University and ...

Molds and yeasts are part of the kingdom fungi, as are mushrooms. Fungi are heterotrophic, meaning that they cannot make their own food. They must therefore obtain energy from other sources. In order ...

Researchers report that ambrosia beetles, which bore into host trees and cultivate fungi for their broods to subsist on, select trees with elevated ethanol content because the ethanol optimizes ...

Using fungi to decrease need for chemical fertilizers Date: April 8, 2016 Source: South Dakota State University Summary: Plants share their carbohydrates with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi that ...

By Mongabay.com Often hidden from view, fungi are critical part of our ecosystems. Some can be eaten as mushrooms; others help trees and forests thrive. But that’s not all: they’re also helping us ...

In some orchids, photosynthesis is out and parasitism is in. Instead of making food from sunlight, some of these plants have become parasitic and primarily suck nutrients out of the fungi in their ...

Scientists highlighted a novel role for reactive oxygen species (ROS) in a symbiotic association between a filamentous fungus (Epichloë festucae) and a grass (Lolium perenne). They isolated the ...

Many fungi, both truffles and mushrooms, are mycorrhizal — forming mutualistic relationships with the roots of various plants. The plants provide carbohydrates to the growing fungi and the fungi ...

Pirate-like flies connect symbiosis to diversity Date: February 6, 2013 Source: Simon Fraser University Summary: After a year of studying up close the symbiotic relationship between a mosquito ...