Challenges in analysis and interpretation of microsatellite data for population genetic studies

AI Putman, I Carbone - Ecology and evolution, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Advancing technologies have facilitated the ever‐widening application of genetic markers
such as microsatellites into new systems and research questions in biology. In light of the …

Forest tree microbiomes and associated fungal endophytes: Functional roles and impact on forest health

E Terhonen, K Blumenstein, A Kovalchuk, FO Asiegbu - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
Terrestrial plants including forest trees are generally known to live in close association with
microbial organisms. The inherent features of this close association can be commensalism …

Population structure of the invasive forest pathogen Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus

A Gross, T Hosoya, V Queloz - Molecular Ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the genetic diversity and structure of invasive pathogens in source and in
introduced areas is crucial to the revelation of hidden biological features of an organism, to …

Negative effects on survival and performance of Norway spruce seedlings colonized by dark septate root endophytes are primarily isolate‐dependent

C Tellenbach, CR Grünig… - Environmental …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Root endophytes are common and genetically highly diverse suggesting important
ecological roles. Yet, relative to above‐ground endophytes, little is known about them. Dark …

No biogeographical pattern for a root‐associated fungal species complex

V Queloz, TN Sieber, O Holdenrieder… - Global Ecology and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The biogeography of microbes is poorly understood and there is an open debate
regarding if and how microbial biodiversity is structured. At the beginning of the 20th century …

Globally distributed root endophyte Phialocephala subalpina links pathogenic and saprophytic lifestyles

M Schlegel, M Münsterkötter, U Güldener… - BMC genomics, 2016 - Springer
Background Whereas an increasing number of pathogenic and mutualistic ascomycetous
species were sequenced in the past decade, species showing a seemingly neutral …

Biogeography of root-associated fungal endophytes

A Jumpponen, J Herrera, A Porras-Alfaro… - … of mycorrhizal symbiosis, 2017 - Springer
Healthy plant roots usually host heterogeneous communities of root endophytes that are
abundant in all plants and ecosystems. Despite their abundance, current understanding of …

A molecular toolkit for population genetic investigations of the ash dieback pathogen Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus

A Gross, CR Grünig, V Queloz… - Forest …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The recently described ascomycete fungus Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus (anamorph:
Chalara fraxinea) causes the current dieback of ash (Fraxinus excelsior) in large parts of …

Structure of diversity in dark septate endophytes: from species to genes

CR Grünig, V Queloz, TN Sieber - Endophytes of forest trees: biology and …, 2011 - Springer
Dark septate endophytes (DSE) are among the most abundant colonizers of plant roots. The
form taxon DSE includes a broad range of fungal species that are only distantly related and …

Mycorrhiza reduces adverse effects of dark septate endophytes (DSE) on growth of conifers

V Reininger, TN Sieber - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Mycorrhizal roots are frequently colonized by fungi of the Phialocephala fortinii sl–Acephala
applanata species complex (PAC). These ascomycetes are common and widespread …