Bookvolume editor: Bertold Hock.
Summary: This new edition of Fungal Associations focuses on mycorrhizas, lichens and fungal-bacterial symbioses. It has been completely revised, updated and expanded. Renowned experts present thorough reviews and discuss the most recent findings on molecular interactions between fungi and plants or bacteria that lead to morphological alterations and novel properties in the symbionts. New insights into the beneficial impact of fungal associations on ecosystem health are provided and documented with striking examples.
Contents:
Exploring the Genome of Glomeromycotan Fungi / V. Gianinazzi-Pearson, D. Van Tuinen, D. Wipf, E. Dumas-Gaudot and G. Recorbet, et al.
Molecular Approaches to Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Functioning / P. Franken, A. Waschke and N. Requena
The Interface Between Plants and Mycorrhizal Fungi: Nutrient Exchange, Signaling and Cell Organization / A. Genre and P. Bonfante
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza: A Key Component of Sustainable Plant-Soil Ecosystems / P. Jeffries and J. M. Barea
The Geosiphon-Nostoc Endosymbiosis and Its Role as a Model for Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Research / A. Schü€ler
De-Constructing a Mutualist: How the Molecular Blueprints of Model Symbiotic Fungi Are Changing Our Understanding of Mutualism / J. M. Plett, A. Kohler and F. Martin
Carbohydrates Exchange Between Symbionts in Ectomycorrhizas / U. Nehls and I. Bodendiek
Lipids of Mycorrhizas / Y. Dalpé, M. Trépanier, A. Lounès-Hadj Sahraoui, J. Fontaine and M. Sancholle
The Role of the Stonesphere for the Interactions Between Mycorrhizal Fungi and Mycorrhizosphere Bacteria During Mineral Weathering / N. Koele
Context-Dependent Interaction Hierarchies and the Organization of Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Communities / R. T. Koide
Ectendomycorrhizas: Occurrence, Structural Characteristics, and Possible Roles / R. L. Peterson
Orchid Mycorrhizas: Molecular Ecology, Physiology, Evolution and Conservation Aspects / J. D. W. Dearnaley, F. Martos and M.-A. Selosse
The Symbiotic Fungus Piriformospora indica: Review / A. Varma, I. Sherameti, S. Tripathi, R. Prasad and A. Das, et al.
Genetic Diversity and Functional Aspects of Ericoid Mycorrhizal Fungi / S. Perotto, E. Martino, S. Abbà and M. Vallino
The Symbiotic Phenotype of Lichen-Forming Ascomycetes and Their Endo- and Epibionts / R. Honegger
Basidiolichens / F. Oberwinkler
Bacteria and the Lichen Symbiosis / M. Grube, M. Cardinale and G. Berg
Fungal and Bacterial Volatile Organic Compounds: An Overview and Their Role as Ecological Signaling Agents / J. W. Bennett, R. Hung, S. Lee and S. Padhi.