Influence of phylogenetic conservatism and trait convergence on the interactions between fungal root endophytes and plants

ISME Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 777-790

  Kia, Sevda Haghi ^a,b   Glynou, Kyriaki ^a,b   Nau, Thomas ^a   Thines, Marco ^a,b,c   Piepenbring, Meike ^a,b   Maciá Vicente, Jose G ^a,b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Integrative Fungal Research Cluster (IPF)   (Germany)

^c SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; ANGIOSPERM; ASSEMBLY RULE; COEXISTENCE; COMPLEMENTARITY; CONVERGENCE; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PHYLOGENETICS; ROOT COLONIZATION; ROOT SYSTEM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SYMBIONT;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; HORDEUM VULGARE; MICROTHLASPI;

CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; SYMBIOSIS;

ECOSYSTEM; ENDOPHYTES; FUNGI; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84994102315     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2016.140     Document Type: Article

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