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FEMS MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS
Volume 40, Issue 2, Pages 182-207Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuv045
Keywords
plant-fungal interactions; advanced microscopy; phytopathogenic and symbiotic fungi; plant receptors; plant defence response; crop productivity
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- Austrian Science Fund FWF [V139-B20]
- Vienna Science and Technology Fund WWTF [LS09-036, LS13-086]
- Canadian National Science and Engineering Research Council [22806-2012]
- Canada Foundation for Innovation Leaders Fund [29962]
- Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) [2012/16895-4, 2014/23653-2]
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [V139] Funding Source: Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [V 139] Funding Source: researchfish
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Fungi interact with plants in various ways, with each interaction giving rise to different alterations in both partners. While fungal pathogens have detrimental effects on plant physiology, mutualistic fungi augment host defence responses to pathogens and/or improve plant nutrient uptake. Tropic growth towards plant roots or stomata, mediated by chemical and topographical signals, has been described for several fungi, with evidence of species-specific signals and sensing mechanisms. Fungal partners secrete bioactive molecules such as small peptide effectors, enzymes and secondary metabolites which facilitate colonization and contribute to both symbiotic and pathogenic relationships. There has been tremendous advancement in fungal molecular biology, omics sciences and microscopy in recent years, opening up new possibilities for the identification of key molecular mechanisms in plant-fungal interactions, the power of which is often borne out in their combination. Our fragmentary knowledge on the interactions between plants and fungi must be made whole to understand the potential of fungi in preventing plant diseases, improving plant productivity and understanding ecosystem stability. Here, we review innovative methods and the associated new insights into plant-fungal interactions.The diversity of fungal-plant interactions are reviewed as a function of biochemical, physiological and evolutionary adaptation, which are interconnected at various stages.The diversity of fungal-plant interactions are reviewed as a function of biochemical, physiological and evolutionary adaptation, which are interconnected at various stages.
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