Scientists illuminate ancient plant-fungus partnership at molecular level

For 450 million years, plants and soil fungi have been trading partners. The fungi weave through plant roots, delivering ...
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Nitrogen enrichment intensifies legume reliance on root phosphatase activity but weakens inter-specific correlations between N

Aims The relationships between nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) acquisition strategies among herbaceous legume species remain poorly understood, particularly in relation to how they are altered by N ...
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How tomatoes team up with fungi: Scientists decode a genetic switch for smarter nutrient use

A proposed model showing SlDELLA-SlPIF4-SLs/PTs signaling pathway regulates AMS and phosphate uptake in tomato. Phosphorus is vital for plant growth, but in most soils, it exists in forms that are not ...
Baylor College of Medicine

How the common fungus Candida albicans colonizes the gut

About 80% of people have the fungus Candida albicans in their gut. Although most of the time it persists unnoticed for years causing no health problems, C. albicans can turn into a dangerous microbe ...