If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, ...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are one of the most important groups of plant symbionts. These fungi provide mineral nutrients to plants in exchange for carbon. Although substantial amounts of ...

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 ...

Attine ants farm fungi, in one of the natural world's best-studied mutualistic ... Pseudonocardia indicates that Pseudonocardia were initially gut symbionts and became cuticular symbionts late in ...

Many of the fungi that produce these substances belong to the family Clavicipitaceae. While many species of morning glories have been found to contain ergot alkaloids, their fungal symbionts have ...

Conifer-killing bark beetles locate fungal symbionts by detecting volatile fungal metabolites of host tree resin monoterpenes. PLoS Biology . Published online February 21, 2023. doi: 10.1371 ...

Reference: Kandasamy D, Zaman R, Nakamura Y, et al. Conifer-killing bark beetles locate fungal symbionts by detecting volatile fungal metabolites of host tree resin monoterpenes. PLoS Biol. 2023;21(2) ...

To investigate the role that gut fungi play in intestinal health, the researchers utilized a mouse model for MASH. Mice were fed a high-fat, choline-deficient diet—a common model for inducing ...

Lichens are symbionts, or two organisms that are in a cooperative relationship. There is a fungal component (most are about 90 percent fungus) and a photosynthetic component (algae or cyanobacteria).