Beneficial plant–microbe interactions in the rhizosphere are primary determinants of plant
health and soil fertility. Arbuscular mycorrhizas are the most important microbial symbioses …

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) provides a simple, ingenious method to exponentially
amplify specific DNA sequences by in vitro DNA synthesis. Three essential steps to PCR …

The mechanisms underlying interspecific variation in conspecific negative density
dependence (CNDD) are poorly understood. Using a multilevel modeling approach, we …

The global biogeography of microorganisms remains largely unknown, in contrast to the well-
studied diversity patterns of macroorganisms. We used arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus …

Here, we describe a new database, MaarjAM, that summarizes publicly available
Glomeromycota DNA sequence data and associated metadata. The goal of the database is …

Improving nitrogen (N) use efficiency (NUE) to reduce the application of N fertilisers in a way
that benefits the environment and reduces farmers' costs is an ongoing objective for …

Although the molecular phylogeny, evolution and biodiversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal
fungi (AMF) are becoming clearer, phylotaxonomically reliable sequence data are still …

Most attempts to identify the processes that structure natural communities have focused on
conspicuous macroorganisms whereas the processes responsible for structuring microbial …

The term mycorrhiza is used to describe a broad range of mutualistic associations formed
between plant roots and fungi. Such associations exist in the majority of land plant species …

A set of PCR primers that should amplify all subgroups of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF,
Glomeromycota), but exclude sequences from other organisms, was designed to facilitate …